Daily mood reports reveal what traditional questionnaires miss — probiotics may lift negative emotions in healthy people, opening new avenues for preventive mental health strategies.
Study: Probiotics reduce negative mood over time: the value of daily self-reports in detecting effects. Image Credit: Andrii Zastrozhnov / Shutterstock
In a recent study published in the journal npj Mental Health Research, researchers suggest that probiotics may reduce daily negative mood in healthy individuals over time, although this effect was not captured by standard psychological questionnaires.
Finding ways to augment mental health and prevent psychological symptom onset has become increasingly challenging. Despite advances in neuroscience, psychology, and psychiatry, there is a pressing need for novel,…