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

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 ...

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 ...

Study Finds Human Protein Linked to Reversing Brain Aging Aging often brings a gradual decline in memory and learning ability ...

The gut microbiome, a complex consortium of trillions of microorganisms, significantly influences human health through its metabolic activities, immune modulation, and interaction with the nervous ...

In a new study published in Cell Reports titled, “C9orf72 in myeloid cells prevents an inflammatory response to microbial glycogen,” researchers from Case Western Reserve University have identified a ...

A significant discovery by Case Western Reserve University researchers could change how doctors treat two of the most devastating neurodegenerative diseases. The team identified a link between gut ...

The effects of depression may infiltrate your very bones – and conversely, your bones may send penetrating messages all the way back to your brain. This two-way street is a captivating new field of ...

To determine the extent to which the gut-brain-vagal axis is involved in dopamine reward activity, the research team conducted an array of experiments involving mice. Some experiments involved cutting ...

For years, scientists have viewed cancer as a localized glitch in which cells refuse to stop dividing. But a new study suggests that, in certain organs, tumors actively communicate with the brain to ...

Researchers now suggest that the human brain goes through five distinct phases of development over the course of a lifetime. 1. Childhood, from birth to age 9, during which time the brain is ...