Lyrical Trends: An Analysis of Music's (Mis) Use of Vertigo.

Background: Popular culture and music have long served as windows into the common attitudes, trends, and issues of the time. The representation of vertigo in music has not been previously explored. The objective of this study was to analyze the portrayal of vertigo in music through content and sentiment analysis of song lyrics.

Th17 cells sense microbiome to promote depressive-like behaviors.

Background: Microbiome alterations have been associated with depression, and fecal transfer of depressed patients' microbiomes is sufficient to enhance despair behaviors in rodents. Yet little is known about the potential mechanisms, whereby microbes modulate depressive-like behaviors.

Results: In this study, we showed that certain bacteria known to induce Th17 cells are increased in depressed patients and mice exhibiting learned helplessness.