Last updated: January 7, 2022
RENOWNED STUDIES
- Counseling Philosophy
- Myers, J. E. (1992). Wellness, prevention, development: The cornerstone of the profession. Journal of Counseling & Development, 71,136–139.
- Wellness Counseling
- Myers, J. E., & Sweeney, T. J. (2008). Wellness counseling: The evidence base for practice. Journal of Counseling & Development, 86, 482-493.
- Trauma and Traumatic Stress-related Studies
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study by CDC and Kaiser Permanente: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/acestudy/about.html
- Preventing adverse childhood experiences to improve U.S. health by CDC (press released on 11/05/2019): https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2019/p1105-prevent-aces.html
- Felitti, V. J., Anda, R. F., Nordenberg, D., Williamson, D. F., Spitz, A. M., Edwards, V., Koss, M. P., & Marks, J. S., (1998). Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults: The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 14(4), 245–258. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00017-8
- ACEs study about Dr. Daniel Sumrok’s work on additions: https://acestoohigh.com/2017/05/02/addiction-doc-says-stop-chasing-the-drug-focus-on-aces-people-can-recover/
- How to build a trauma-sensitive classroom where all learners feel safe: https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52566/how-to-build-a-trauma-sensitive-classroom-where-all-learners-feel-safe
- Center on The Developing Brain at Harvard University series of a project
- ACEs and toxic stress: Frequently asked questions: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/aces-and-toxic-stress-frequently-asked-questions/
- Toxic Stress and Its Lifelong effects on Human Development and Diseases
- Shonkoff, J. P., Garner, A. S., The Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health, Committee on Early Childhood, Adoption, and Dependent Care, and Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (2012). The lifelong effects of early childhood adversity and toxic stress. Pediatrics, 129, e232-e-246.
- Spinazzola, J. , der Kolk, B. and Ford, J. D. (2018), When Nowhere Is Safe: Interpersonal Trauma and Attachment Adversity as Antecedents of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Developmental Trauma Disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress,31, 631-642. doi:10.1002/jts.22320
- When nowhere is safe: The traumatic organs of developmental trauma disorder: https://www.istss.org/education-research/traumatic-stresspoints/october-2018/when-nowhere-is-safe-the-traumatic-origins-of-deve.aspx
- Dunn, E.C., Nishimi, K., Gomez, S.H., Powers, A., & Bradely, B. (2018). Developmental timing of trauma exposure and emotion dysregulation in adulthood: Are there sensitive periods when trauma is most harmful? Journal of Affective Disorders, 227, 869-877. : https://goteamcaregivers.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/316c0-dunn201828jad29developmentaltimingoftraumaexposureandemotiondysregulationinadulthood-aretheresensitiveperiodswhentraumaismostharmful3f.pdf
- Effects of Childhood Adversity and Trauma on the Brain-Gut Axis
- Callaghan, B.L. et al. (2019). Mind and gut: Associations between mood and gastrointestinal distress in children exposed to adversity. Development and Psychopathology, 1-20. https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/D29E390A71A1E74CAD6955177CDFAE44/S0954579419000087a.pdf/mind_and_gut_associations_between_mood_and_gastrointestinal_distress_in_children_exposed_to_adversity.pdf
- Hermmings, S. M. J., Malan-Muller, S., van den Heuvel, L. L., Demmitt, B. A., Stainslawski, M A., … Lowry, C. (2017). The microbiome in posttraumatic stress disorder and trauma-exposed controlas: An exploratory study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 79(8),936-946.
- Effects of Environmental Smoke Exposure
- Gatzke-Kopp LM, Willoughby MT, Warkentien SM, O’Connor T, Granger D, and Blair C. (2018). Magnitude and chronicity of environmental smoke exposure across infancy and early childhood in a sample of low-income children. Nicotine & Tobacco Research DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nty228
- Low-income, rural kids at higher risk for second- or third-hand smoke exposure by NIMH: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/low-income-rural-kids-higher-risk-second-or-third-hand-smoke-exposure
- Gatzke-Kopp LM, Willoughby MT, Warkentien SM, O’Connor T, Granger D, and Blair C. (2018). Magnitude and chronicity of environmental smoke exposure across infancy and early childhood in a sample of low-income children. Nicotine & Tobacco Research DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nty228
- Effects of Physical Exercise on Human Health
- Beauchamp, M. R., Puterman, E., & Lubans, D. R. (2018). Physical Inactivity and Mental Health in Late Adolescence. JAMA Psychiatry, 75(6), 543-544.
- Increasing physical activity in schools may improve mental heath by Mad in America: https://www.madinamerica.com/2018/12/increasing-physical-activity-schools-may-improve-mental-health/
- How exercise reprograms the brain: https://www.the-scientist.com/features/this-is-your-brain-on-exercise-64934?_ga=2.23510266.1152061465.1546063340-1903484875.1544153342
- Bernstein, E. E., & McNally, R. J. Acute aerobic exercise helps overcome emotion regulation deficits. Cognition and Emotion, 31(4), 834-843.
- Beauchamp, M. R., Puterman, E., & Lubans, D. R. (2018). Physical Inactivity and Mental Health in Late Adolescence. JAMA Psychiatry, 75(6), 543-544.
- Effects of Rhythm of Breathing
- Rhythm of breathing affects memory and fear: https://neurosciencenews.com/memory-fear-breathing-5699/
- Mechanisms of Alcohol-related Behaviors
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Volo, M., Morozova, E. O., Lapish, C. C., Kuznetsov, A., & Gutkin, B. (2018). Dynamical ventral tegmental area circuit mechanisms of alcohol-dependent dopamine release. European Journal of Neuroscience, 1-15.
- GABA helps fight alcoholism via Science News: https://neurosciencenews.com/gaba-alcoholism-10381/
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- Neurofeedback
- Electroencephalography (EEG)
- EEG frequency bands across mental health disorders: https://sapienlabs.co/eeg-frequency-bands-across-mental-health-disorders/
- Human brain networks function in connectome-specific harmonic waves: https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms10340
- 7 ways to naturally increase gamma waves in the brain: https://www.thealternativedaily.com/7-ways-to-naturally-increase-gamma-waves-in-the-brain-and-why-you-should/
- Rogel, A., Loomis, A. M., Hamlin, E., Hodgdon, H., Spinazzola, J., & van der Kolk, B. (2020). The impact of neurofeedback training on children with developmental trauma: A randomized controlled study. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000648
- Electroencephalography (EEG)
- National Trends in Mood Disorders and Suicide-Related Outcomes
- Twenge, J. M., Cooper, A. B., Joiner, T. E., Duffy, M. E., & Binau, S. G. (2019). Age, period, and cohort trends in mood disorder indicators and suicide-related outcomes in a nationally representative dataset, 2005–2017. Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
- Research
- Psychometrics
- Sensitivity vs Specificity
- Sensitivity vs specificity: https://www.technologynetworks.com/analysis/articles/sensitivity-vs-specificity-318222
- Sensitivity vs Specificity
- Psychometrics
Health and Disease
- The Global Burden of Disease (GBD): http://www.healthdata.org/gbd
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Patel, V., Saxena, S., Lund, C., Thornicroft, G., Baingana, F., Bolton, P., … UnÜtzer, JÜ. (2018). The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development. Lancet, 392(10157), 1553-1598. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31612-X
- GBD 2017 Diet Collaborators. (2017). Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet, 393, 1958-1972. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)30041-8/fulltext
- GBD 2017 Diet Collaborators. (2020). The global, regional, and national burden of inflammatory bowel disease in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet, 5(1), 17-30. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(19)30333-4/fulltext
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- Psychosis
- Cerebello-thalamo-cortical hyperconnectivity as a state-independent functional neural signature for psychosis prediction and characterization. Cao Chén, H et al. (2018). Hyperconnectivity in a brain circuit may predict psychosis. National Communication, 9(1), 3836. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-06350-7. PMID: 30242220
- Hyperconnectivity in a brain circuit may predict psychosis by NIMH: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2018/hyperconnectivity-in-a-brain-circuit-may-predict-psychosis.shtml?utm_source=NIMHwebsite&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=SciNewsHyperconnectivity
- Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI identified as a potential biomarker for psychosis: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/neuromelanin-sensitive-mri-identified-potential-biomarker-psychosis
- Cerebello-thalamo-cortical hyperconnectivity as a state-independent functional neural signature for psychosis prediction and characterization. Cao Chén, H et al. (2018). Hyperconnectivity in a brain circuit may predict psychosis. National Communication, 9(1), 3836. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-06350-7. PMID: 30242220
- Depression
- Deep brain stimulation of orbitofrontal cortex relieves depression by The Scientist: https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/deep-brain-stimulation-of-orbitofrontal-cortex-relieves-depression-65159
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Davis, M. T., Hillmer, A., Homes, S. E., Pietrzak, R. H., DellaGioia, N., … Esterils, I. (2019). In vivo evidence for dysregulation of mGluR5 as a biomarker of suicidal ideation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States. https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/05/07/1818871116
- Brain scans reveal a possible biomarker for suicidal thoughts in PTSD by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. https://www.bbrfoundation.org/content/brain-scans-reveal-possible-biomarker-suicidal-thoughts-ptsd
- Davis, M. T., Hillmer, A., Homes, S. E., Pietrzak, R. H., DellaGioia, N., … Esterils, I. (2019). In vivo evidence for dysregulation of mGluR5 as a biomarker of suicidal ideation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States. https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/05/07/1818871116
- Eating Behaviors
- Sharmilli et al. (2018). Food intake recruits orosensory and post-ingestive dopaminergic circuits to affect eating desire in human. Cell Metabolism.
- Your brain rewards you twice per meal via Neuroscience News: https://neurosciencenews.com/meal-brain-reward-10390/
- Sharmilli et al. (2018). Food intake recruits orosensory and post-ingestive dopaminergic circuits to affect eating desire in human. Cell Metabolism.
- Motivation
- Understanding motivation: Building the brain architecture that supports learning health and community participation by the Center on the Developing Child: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/understanding-motivation-building-the-brain-architecture-that-supports-learning-health-and-community-participation/
- The brain circuits underlying motivation: An interactive graphic by the Center on the Developing Child: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/the-brain-circuits-underlying-motivation-an-interactive-graphic/
- National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2018). Understanding Motivation: Building the Brain Architecture That Supports Learning, Health, and Community Participation Working Paper No. 14. Retrieved from www.developingchild.harvard.edu: https://46y5eh11fhgw3ve3ytpwxt9r-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/wp14_reward_motivation_121118_FINAL.pdf
- Understanding motivation: Building the brain architecture that supports learning health and community participation by the Center on the Developing Child: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/understanding-motivation-building-the-brain-architecture-that-supports-learning-health-and-community-participation/
- Cerebellum and its Link to Mental Disorders
- A side range of mental disorders may have link to cerebellum by Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201704/wide-range-mental-disorders-may-have-link-cerebellum
- Harricharan, S., Rabellino, D., Frewen, P., Densmore, M., Theberge, J., McKinnon, M., … Lanius, R. (2016). fMRI functional connectivity of the periaqueductal gray in PTSD and its dissociative subtype. Brain and Behavior, 6, e00579.
- Dr. Jeremy Schmahmann at Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard University is conducting research on the structure and function of the cerebellum in health and disease: https://www.massgeneral.org/doctors/16489/Jeremy-Schmahmann
- Enteric Nervous System
- Rao, M., & Gershon, M. (2016). The bowel and beyond: the enteric nervous system in neurological disorder. Nature Review Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 13,517-528. https://www.nature.com/articles/nrgastro.2016.107
- Obesity
- Obesity linked to changes in brain structure: https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/obesity-linked-to-changes-in-brain-structure-318539
- Gratitude
- Yu, H., Gao, X., Zhou, Y., & Zhou, X. (2018). Decomposing gratitude: representation and integration of cognitive antecedents of gratitude in the brain. The Journal of Neuroscience, 2944-17.
- Scientists show how gratitude literally alters the human heart & molecular structure of the brain
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2019/02/14/scientists-show-how-gratitude-literally-alters-the-human-heart-molecular-structure-of-the-brain/
- Scientists show how gratitude literally alters the human heart & molecular structure of the brain
- Yu, H., Gao, X., Zhou, Y., & Zhou, X. (2018). Decomposing gratitude: representation and integration of cognitive antecedents of gratitude in the brain. The Journal of Neuroscience, 2944-17.
- Exercise
- How exercise reprograms the brain by The Scientist: https://www.the-scientist.com/features/this-is-your-brain-on-exercise-64934
- Decision-Making
- Märtin, A., Calvigioni, D., Tzortzi, O., Fuzik, J., Wärnberg, E., & Meletis, K. (2019). A spatiomolecular map of the striatum. Cell Reports, 29(13). 4320 doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.11.096
- A molecular map of the brain’s decision-making area by Technology Networks: https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/a-molecular-map-of-the-brains-decision-making-area-328826
- Märtin, A., Calvigioni, D., Tzortzi, O., Fuzik, J., Wärnberg, E., & Meletis, K. (2019). A spatiomolecular map of the striatum. Cell Reports, 29(13). 4320 doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.11.096
- Physiology
- Circadian Rhythms
- Circadian rhythms in endocrinology and metabolism: https://www.nature.com/collections/dpdpzdskcm?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=coll-circadianrhythm
- Circadian Rhythms
- Inflammatory Disease
- The association between anxiety, traumatic stress, obsessive-compulsive disorders and chronic inflammation by Psypost: https://www.psypost.org/2018/12/anxiety-disorders-ptsd-and-ocd-linked-to-inflammatory-dysregulation-study-finds-52766
- Renna, M. E., O’Toole, M. S., Spaeth, P. E., Lekander, M., & Mennin, D. S. (2018). The association between anxiety, traumatic stress, and obsessive-compulsive disorders and chronic inflammation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Depression and Anxiety, 35, 1081-1094.
- How teens deal with stress may affect immune system by Neuroscience News: https://neurosciencenews.com/teen-stress-immune-system-10336/
- Jones, E. J., Lam, P. H., Hoffer, L. C., Chen, E., & Schreier, H. (2018). Chronic family stress and adolescent health: The moderating role of emotion regulations. Psychosomatic Medicine, 764-773.
- Immune system affects and controls social behavior by Neuroscience News: https://neurosciencenews.com/social-behavior-immune-system-4679/
- Filiano, A. J., Xu, Y., Tustison, N. J., Marsh, R. L., Baker, W., Smirnov, I., Overall, C. C., … Jonathan Kipnis, J. (2016). Unexpected role of interferon-γ in regulating neuronal connectivity and social behaviour. Nature, 425-429.
- A video clip 2:57” on Shocking new role found for the immune system: Controlling social interactions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym9Ub6cIa0M&feature=youtu.be
- Immune response may trigger chronic fatigue syndrome by Neuroscience News: https://neurosciencenews.com/chronic-fatigue-immune-10371/
- Russell, A., Hepgul, N., Nikkheslat, N., Borsini, A., Zajkowska, Z., Moll, N., … Pariantea, C. M. (2018). Persistent fatigue induced by interferon-alpha: a novel, inflammation-based, proxy model of chronic fatigue syndrome. Psychoneuroendocrinology.
- The association between anxiety, traumatic stress, obsessive-compulsive disorders and chronic inflammation by Psypost: https://www.psypost.org/2018/12/anxiety-disorders-ptsd-and-ocd-linked-to-inflammatory-dysregulation-study-finds-52766
- Immune System
- Soto, C., Bombardi, R. G., Branchizio, A., Kose, N., Matta, P., Sevy, A. M., … & Crowe Jr., J. E. (2019). High frequency of shared clonotypes in human B cell receptor repertoires. Nature. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-0934-8.
- Human immune system decoded by Technology Network published on February 14, 2019: https://www.technologynetworks.com/immunology/news/the-human-immune-system-decoded-315418
- Innate immune cells may actually remember their targets by The Scientist: https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/innate-immune-cells-may-actually-remember-their-targets-65859https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/innate-immune-cells-may-actually-remember-their-targets-65859
- Soto, C., Bombardi, R. G., Branchizio, A., Kose, N., Matta, P., Sevy, A. M., … & Crowe Jr., J. E. (2019). High frequency of shared clonotypes in human B cell receptor repertoires. Nature. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-0934-8.
- Functions of Immune Cells
- Stowell et al. (2019). Noradrenergic signaling in the wakeful state inhibits microglial surveillance and synaptic plasticity in the mouse visual cortex. Nature Neuroscience. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-019-0514-0
- Immune cells rewire and repair the brain while we sleep by Technology Networks published on October 22, 2019: https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/immune-cells-rewire-and-repair-the-brain-while-we-sleep-326261
- Stowell et al. (2019). Noradrenergic signaling in the wakeful state inhibits microglial surveillance and synaptic plasticity in the mouse visual cortex. Nature Neuroscience. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-019-0514-0
This image shows microglia (green) and the retinal vasculature (magenta). Credit: Dong-Ho Park, M.D., Connor Lab
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- Ural, B. B., Yeung, S. T., Damani-Yokota, P. Devlin, J. C., de Vries, M., Vera-Licon, P., … Khanna. K. M. (2020). Identification of a nerve-associated, lung-resident interstitial macrophage subset with distinct localization and immuno-regulatory properties. Science Immunology, 5, eaax8756, 10.1126/sciimmunol.aax8756.
- New immune cell on the block during viral lung infections by Technology Networks: https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/new-immune-cell-on-the-block-during-viral-lung-infections-332670
- Ural, B. B., Yeung, S. T., Damani-Yokota, P. Devlin, J. C., de Vries, M., Vera-Licon, P., … Khanna. K. M. (2020). Identification of a nerve-associated, lung-resident interstitial macrophage subset with distinct localization and immuno-regulatory properties. Science Immunology, 5, eaax8756, 10.1126/sciimmunol.aax8756.
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Cardiovascular Health
- Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) Study: SPRINT Study
- SPRINT Study’s funding source, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/science/systolic-blood-pressure-intervention-trial-sprint-study
- Brain found in heart neurons and the gut by Owlcaion: https://owlcation.com/stem/your-second-brain-is-in-your-heart
- Projects
- National Institutes Health Human Microbiome Project: https://hmpdacc.org/
- Human Microbiome Project part 2 by Nature published on May 29, 2019: https://www.nature.com/collections/fiabfcjbfj
- The Interactive Human Microbiome Project by Nature published on May 29, 2019: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1238-8
- Priorities for the next 10 years of human microbiome research by Nature published on May 29 2019: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01654-0
- American Gut Project: https://microbio.me/AmericanGut/
- McDonald, D., Hyde, E., Debelius, J. W., Morton, J. T., Gonzalez, A., Ackermann, G., … Knight, R. (2018). American gut: An open platform for citizen science microbiome research . mSystems, 3(3),1-28.
- National Institutes Health Human Microbiome Project: https://hmpdacc.org/
- General Knowledge on Gut Health
- Gut Microbiota by Nature: https://www.nature.com/collections/gjdhfgjiid
- Everything you need to know about gut health by Time: http://time.com/5556071/gut-health-diet/
- Cross-cultural Differences in Gut Microbiome
- Brooks, A. W., Priya, S., Blekhman, R., & Bordenstein, S. R. (2018). Gut microbiota diversity across ethnicities in the United States. PLOS Biology,16 (12): e2006842. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2006842
- Gut microbiome differs among ethnicities via Science Daily: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181204143908.htm
- Brooks, A. W., Priya, S., Blekhman, R., & Bordenstein, S. R. (2018). Gut microbiota diversity across ethnicities in the United States. PLOS Biology,16 (12): e2006842. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2006842
- Social Interactions
- Microbial based treatment reverses autism spectrum disorder’s social deficits in mice by Neuroscience News: https://neurosciencenews.com/asd-microbial-treatment-120204/
- Gut-Brain Connections
- Gut-Brain Axis through salt intake
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Faraco et al. (2018). Dietary salt promotes neurovascular and cognitive dysfunction through a gut-initiated TH17 response. Nature Neuroscience, 21, 240-249.
- A new connection between the gut and brain by Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-new-connection-between-the-gut-and-brain1/
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- A scientist explores the mysteries of the gut-brain connection by TEDEd: http://blog.ed.ted.com/2018/04/30/a-scientist-explores-the-mysteries-of-the-gut-brain-connection/
- Gut-Brain Axis through salt intake
- Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis
- Microbiota-gut brain axis involvement in neuropsychiatric disorders
- Lannone, L.F. et al. (2019). Microbiota-gut brain axis involvement in neuropsychiatric disorders.
- Critical window for the microbiota-gut-brain axis in neurocognitive development
- Cown, C. S. N., Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2019). Annual research review: Critical windows – the microbiota-gut-brain axis in neurocognitive development. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
- Microbiota-gut brain axis involvement in neuropsychiatric disorders
- Gut-Immune System
- Gut microbiome regulates intestinal immune system by Neuroscience News: https://neurosciencenews.com/immune-system-microbiome-10370/
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Grizotte-Lake, M., Zhong, G., Duncan, K., Kirkwood, J., Iyer, N., Smolenski, I., Isoherranen, N., & Vaishnava, S. (2018). Commensals suppress intestinal epithelial cell retinoic acid synthesis to regulate interleukin-22 activity and prevent microbial dysbiosis. Immunity.
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- Gut microbiome regulates intestinal immune system by Neuroscience News: https://neurosciencenews.com/immune-system-microbiome-10370/
- Depression
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- The neuroactive potential of the human gut microbiota in quality of life and depression: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-018-0337-x
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- Stress-related Conditions
- Hermmings, S. M. J., Malan-Muller, S., van den Heuvel, L. L., Demmitt, B. A., Stainslawski, M A., … Lowry, C. (2017). The microbiome in posttraumatic stress disorder and trauma-exposed controls: An exploratory study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 79(8),936-946.
- Malan-Muller, S., Valles-Colomer, Rages, J., Lowry, C. A., Seedat, S., & Hemmings, M. J. (2018). The gut microbiome and mental health: Implications for anxiety- and trauma-related disorders. Journal of Integrative biology, 22(2), 90-107.
- Callaghan, B.L. et al. (2019). Mind and gut: Associations between mood and gastrointestinal distress in children exposed to adversity. Development and Psychopathology, 1-20. https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/D29E390A71A1E74CAD6955177CDFAE44/S0954579419000087a.pdf/mind_and_gut_associations_between_mood_and_gastrointestinal_distress_in_children_exposed_to_adversity.pdf
- Exercise
- Exercise changes our gut microbes, but how isn’t yet clear by The Scientist: https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/exercise-changes-our-gut-microbes–but-how-isnt-yet-clear-66281
- Clark A., & Mach, N. (2019). Exercise-induced stress behavior, gut-microbiota-brain axis and diet: a systematic review for athletes. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 13,(43).
- PsychENCODE Consortium: http://www.psychencode.org
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- 2,000 human brains yield clues to how genes raise risk for mental illnesses by NIMH: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2018/2-000-human-brains-yield-clues-to-how-genes-raise-risk-for-mental-illnesses.shtml
- 6’12” video clip by NIMH on PsychENCODE- The brain’s molecular architecture: https://youtu.be/tR4ulH4vB-Y
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Metabolome
Metabolome, and Mental Health and Illness
- The next frontier of human health: the metabolome by Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201912/the-next-frontier-human-health-the-metabolome
Metabolome Analysis for Host-gut Microbiota Interactions
- Chen, M. X., Wang, S-Y., Kuo, C-H., & T. I-L. (2019). Metabolome analysis for investigating host-gut microbiota interactions. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 118, S10-S22.
Metabolome analysis for investigating host-gut microbiota interactions
- Guideliens
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Malhi, G. S. et al. (2016). Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49(12) 1087–1206. DOI:10.1177/0004867415617657
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Cellular and Molecular Biology
- How secret conversations inside cells are transforming biology by Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00792-9?utm_source=fbk_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=naturenews&sf226487857=1
SPECIALS
- Milestones in gut microbiome science in 2019 by Gut Microbiota for Health: https://www.gutmicrobiotaforhealth.com/en/milestones-in-gut-microbiome-science-in-2019/
- Top 10 neuroscience news stories of 2019 by Neuroscience News & Research from Technology Networks: https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/lists/top-10-neuroscience-news-stories-of-2019-328615
- Microbes in us and their role in human health and disease by National Human Genome Research Institute dated on May 29, 2019: https://www.genome.gov/news/news-release/Microbes-in-us-and-their-role-in-human-health-and-disease
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