The microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tract-the gut microbiome, can exert a profound influence on the human body, and ...

This comprehensive review synthesizes a decade of human and animal research to explain how the gut and brain communicate ...

About 1 in 4 people have symptoms of the disorder gastroparesis, which causes the stomach to empty slowly and can cause ...

Synaptic plasticity allows brains to learn, adapt, and rewire. It’s foundational to memory, problem-solving, and complex ...

Large studies encompassing thousands of people have since shown that following the MIND diet corresponds with better ...

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

After eight weeks with a new set of gut microbes, mice can begin to show brain gene-activity patterns that resemble the ...

But the vagus nerve can also be stimulated via the skin, usually in or around the left ear, using small electrical pulses ...

Scientists have long suspected that the trillions of microbes in our intestines do more than digest lunch, but new work goes ...

A recent study finds that certain psychiatric disorders have considerable genetic overlap. But these genes aren’t the whole ...

New research shows that pain-sensing neurons in the gut can kick-start inflammatory immune responses that cause allergies and ...