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Aug 2026
From gut to brain: data-driven evidence suggests causal contribution of gut-microbiota to major depressive disorder in humans
This study provides the first data-driven evidence for a potential causal role of gut microbiota in the pathophysiology of depression in humans, and employs state-of-the-art causal inference tools within Judea Pearl's framework.
L. Fehse, A. H. Ribeiro, N. Winter et al.
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