Learn how feeding mice a high-fat diet can weaken their gut barrier, allowing bacteria to enter the brain, which suggests a ...

The gut rarely gets the attention the heart or brain receives. Yet it quietly controls digestion, immunity, metabolism, and ...

A high-fat diet can cause the intestinal lining to weaken, allowing live gut bacteria to travel directly to the brain in mice ...

A study in mice concluded that memory problems associated with age may be driven by our gut microbiome and that the vagus nerve may be key to reversing it.

Nicole O’Neill of OSF HealthCare explains how stress harms gut health via the brain connection and offers diet and stress ...

Remotely changing the composition of the gut microbiome by stimulating the vagus nerve, which sends signals from the gut to ...

Eating plant-based foods, staying hydrated and managing stress also boost gut health.

Eating a diet high in fat could have an unintended effect on the brain, according to researchers at Emory University in Georgia. A new study in mice that ate a fat-heavy diet showed that live bacteria ...

High-fat diets allow gut bacteria to travel to the brain via the vagus nerve, potentially triggering neurological disorders.

A new study from Emory University explains the gut-brain connection, indicating that live bacteria from the gut can directly ...

Have you ever heard of the gut-brain axis in domestic pets? As its name suggests, this two-way network links the gut with the brain, or the enteric nervous system with the central nervous system. The ...

If you struggle to find snacks that are delicious yet healthy, here are three recommended by a neuroscientist. They are rich ...