mental health

by Anne Grimm, Leipzig University edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Until now, researchers assumed that schizophrenia, anxiety disorders or depression arise from an interplay of many different factors, including genetic ones. An international study led by the Institute of Human Genetics at the University of Leipzig Medical Center has

by University of South Australia edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Schematic of two competing perspectives on the role of the gut microbiota in mental health. Credit: Nature Mental Health (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44220-025-00498-0 Nearly one in seven people live with a mental health disorder, making it one of the world’s most pressing health challenges. Yet despite

by Mike Addelman, University of Manchester edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes Credit: Agung Pandit Wiguna from Pexels An innovative study by University of Manchester researchers has shown that mothers’ feelings of being overwhelmed and unhappiness, not fathers’, are directly associated with their children’s feelings of nervousness, worry and unhappiness. The study, published in BMJ Open, definitively