The Rigours of Science.

A reader sent a link to an article on the gut microbiome in schizophrenia with the lurid title: “Gut microbiome breakthroughs revolutionise schizophrenia treatment” (microbiome means the many types of bacteria that live in the large bowel). In fact, it does nothing of the sort. It was a sensationalised article about some obscure findings that are probab…