Beneath the surface of your gut lies a vast network of neurons—as many as in your spinal cord. New research from the Champalimaud Foundation (CF) in Lisbon shows that in mice this "second brain" helps ...

In little moments like when sipping coffee or licking an ice cream cone, it doesn't seem like your body is pulling off a biological miracle. But it is. That cookie is not you-yet when you put it in ...

The human gut is far more than a digestive organ. It is an intricate ecosystem of epithelial tissue, immune networks, microbial communities, and neural circuits that together regulate not only ...

Dr. Marcus Coplin, a naturopathic medical doctor and the medical director of The Springs Resort in Colorado and Murrieta Hot ...

Sumary: High blood pressure and heart failure might be managed through the gut. New research has identified a direct communication line between gut bacteria, the brain, and the heart. The study ...

Millions of women struggle with the frustrating and often dismissed symptoms of perimenopause and menopause, so Dr. Amy Shah joins TODAY to help women reclaim their health with evidence-based advice ...

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 ...

Experimental models and clinical evidence suggest that the gut and the central nervous system (CNS) interact in a multifactorial, bidirectional manner. A third player, the immune system, has recently ...

New research reveals that sleep deprivation sends aberrant signals through the vagus nerve, triggering a serotonin surge that can kill gut stem cells. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...