• When rhythms meet the blues: Circadian interactions with the microbiota-gut-brain axis 

  Teichman, Emily M.; O'Riordan, Kenneth J.; Gahan, Cormac G. M.; Dinan, Timothy G.; Cryan, John F. (Elsevier Inc., 2020-03-03)

  The microbiota-gut-brain axis encompasses a bidirectional mode of communication between the microorganisms residing in our gut, and our brain function and behavior. The composition of the gut microbiota is subject to diurnal ...
• No effect of a musical intervention on stress response to venepuncture in a neonatal population 

  Howard, Caoimhe; Powell, Anna S.; Pavlidis, Elena; Pavel, Andreea; Finn, Daragh; Allen, Andrew; Olavarría-Ramírez, Loreto; Clarke, Gerard; Livingstone, Vicki; Boylan, Geraldine B.; Dempsey, Eugene M. (Wiley, 2019-09-18)

  Aim: To investigate the effect of a musical intervention on neonatal stress response to venepuncture as measured by salivary cortisol levels and pain profile scores. Methods: In a randomised control crossover trial, ...
• Impact of host and environmental factors on β-glucuronidase enzymatic activity: implications for gastrointestinal serotonin 

  Walsh, Jacinta; Olavarría-Ramírez, Loreto; Lach, Gilliard; Boehme, Marcus; Dinan, Timothy G.; Cryan, John F.; Griffin, Brendan T.; Hyland, Niall P.; Clarke, Gerard (American Physiological Society, 2020-03-09)

  The gastrointestinal tract houses a reservoir of bacterial-derived enzymes which can directly catalyze the metabolism of drugs, dietary elements, and endogenous molecules. Both host and environmental factors may influence ...
• The changing face of Capacity legislation in Ireland: algorithms for clinicians 

  Murphy, Valerie E.; Gulati, Gautam; Whelan, Darius; Dunne, Colum P.; Kelly, Brendan D. (Cambridge University Press, 2020-03-12)

  Capacity legislation in Ireland is evolving. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 has been passed into law, but its main provisions are yet to be commenced. This paper compares the law and its practical ...
• You've got male: Sex and the microbiota-gut-brain axis across the lifespan 

  Jaggar, Minal; Rea, Kieran; Spichak, Simon; Dinan, Timothy G.; Cryan, John F. (Elsevier Inc., 2019-12-02)

  Sex is a critical factor in the diagnosis and development of a number of mental health disorders including autism, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, anorexia nervosa and others; ...

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