Background and Aim: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a complex and heterogeneous
disorder. Sensory, motor and barrier dysfunctions are the key physiological endophenotypes …

The broad role of stress in the brain-gut axis is widely acknowledged, with implications for
multiple prevalent health conditions that are characterized by chronic gastrointestinal …

Many patients affected by COVID-19 suffer from debilitating persistent symptoms whose risk
factors remained poorly understood. This prospective study examined the association of …

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is an extremely common and often very debilitating chronic
functional gastrointestinal disorder. Despite its prevalence, significant associated healthcare …

Depression is a debilitating disorder, and at least one third of patients do not respond to
therapy. Associations between gut microbiota and depression have been observed in recent …

The multifaceted microbiota characterizing our gut plays a crucial role in maintaining
immune, metabolic and tissue homeostasis of the intestine as well as of distal organs …

Backgrounds The intestinal microbiota is considered as a potential common underpinning
pathophysiology of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs) and psychiatric disorders …

Background Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is characterized
by unexplained persistent fatigue, commonly accompanied by cognitive dysfunction …

The relatively rapid shift from consuming preagricultural wild foods for thousands of years, to
consuming postindustrial semi-processed and ultra-processed foods endemic of the …

Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are increasingly presenting with a wide range of
neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as deterioration in gastroenteric physiology, including …