Most people think of the gut as a digestive organ. Something that processes food, absorbs nutrients, and occasionally causes ...

Recent research published in Circulation Research provides evidence that a specific molecule produced by gut bacteria can ...

A few years ago, doctors began noticing something unusual about many patients who were later diagnosed with Parkinson disease ...

Coffee doesn’t just energize—it actively reshapes the gut and mind. Researchers found that both caffeinated and decaf coffee ...

Experiences of stress early in life may disrupt the gut-brain connection and increase the risk of digestive disorders years ...

Brain fog is the result of “bad connections” between the gut and the brain, said Gerard Clarke, a professor of ...

Brain cells are increasingly being found outside the brain, and now researchers have identified specific neurons in the abdomen that control some aspects of digestion. Not all brain cells are found in ...

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A recent study published in the journal MedComm reviewed the potential role of the gut microbiota-brain axis (GBA) in neurological disorders. Microbiota is a crucial determinant of human health and ...

For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion. The finding, reported in the journal Nature, ...

In this video interview with dvm360 during the 2026 Fetch Charlotte conference, Callie Harris, DVM, broke down the emerging ...