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Gut microbiome can affect desire for alcohol
Gut microbiome can affect desire for alcohol Gut microbiome research has found a connection between Candida albicans, a fungus associated with alcohol use disorder, and the brain’s dopamine reward pathway. The study discovered that an overgrowth of Candida albicans increases levels of inflammatory molecules called PGE2, which can affect the desire for alcohol in mice. […]
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