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

Researchers have identified two gut bacteria that can produce serotonin, a key chemical that regulates bowel movements. In experiments with mice lacking serotonin, the microbes boosted serotonin ...

Bloating after meals. Cramping that seems to come and go. Diarrhea one week, constipation the next. These are symptoms heard ...

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

Sometimes when we're feeling nervous or exciting, our stomach feels like it comes alive with the emotion, and there's not much you can do to stop it.

A study conducted in Taiwan found that autistic individuals tend to show differences in gut microbiota composition compared to both non-autistic individuals and their siblings without autism. More ...

Anxiety is on the rise, affecting both children and adults and becoming one of the most prevalent mental health conditions today. Its causes are multifaceted, involving genetic, environmental, and ...

Digestive symptoms often appear years before tremor in Parkinson’s disease, and growing evidence suggests the gut-brain axis may play a critical role in early disease processes and symptom management.

UCLA research shows that strong emotional connection can influence the brain-gut axis, dial down food cravings, and lower obesity. Research has shown that being in a healthy, loving relationship can ...

Scientists have made history with a device that successfully eavesdrops on the neuronal chatter between the brain and the gut, furthering our understanding of its intrinsic interconnectedness – and ...