Despite the naysayers, research into the gut-autism axis is producing useful results and helping kids with autism feel less anxious. We need more research, not less.

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

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 ...

Gut dysbiosis caused by a high-fat diet can allow bacteria to move from the gut to the brain in mice, according to a new ...

A communication pathway between the brain and the gut may be integral to how well the brain holds on to memories.

Fermentation, as a concept, suffers from its own reputation. It sounds worthy. Technical. The sort of thing discussed by people who own multiple Kilner jars and refer to their fridge as though it were ...

Researchers discovered that gut bacteria could travel to the brain via the vagus nerve in mice, offering clues to the gut-brain axis’ involvement in some neurological disorders. Weiss, Grakoui, and ...

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...

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Bill Sullivan receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. People have long given up on the search for the Fountain of Youth, a mythical spring that could reverse aging. But for some ...