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A healthier gut may help improve depression and anxiety, says study
Updated On: 12 October, 2025 11:14 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
They also found that early trials of probiotics, diet changes, and faecal microbiota transplants help improve mood and anxiety, and psychiatric medications can change the microbiome, demonstrating the gut-brain connection

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Gut microbiome may hold the key to improving depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions -- one of the world’s most pressing health challenges affecting nearly one in seven people globally, according to a study.
Researchers from the University of South Australia explored the connections between the gut and the brain to decipher their role in mental health and wellbeing.
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