Irish researchers make groundbreaking stress treatment discovery
We're all feeling the stress these days. Life is busy, it feels like we're being pulled every way with not enough hours in the day.
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We're all feeling the stress these days. Life is busy, it feels like we're being pulled every way with not enough hours in the day.
Researchers at APC Microbiome Ireland (APC), a world-leading SFI research centre based in University College Cork (UCC), have made a world-first discovery in the role the human virome plays in stress management. The findings support the development of potential treatments to reduce stress and stress-related disorders through targeting the virome, the vast community of viruses hosted by every human body.
UCC scientists discover links between Social Anxiety Disorder and gut microbiota
New research suggests that gut microbiota play a role in the heightened social fear response tied to social anxiety disorder (SAD), representing a potential therapeutic target for reducing the growing behavioural issue of social fear.
New research suggests that gut microbiota play a role in the heightened social fear response tied to social anxiety disorder (SAD), representing a potential therapeutic target for reducing the growing behavioural issue of social fear.