Now, modern science is revealing what we’ve long known, in one form or another: that the health of our gut affects much more than just food digestion. Not only is the gastrointestinal system involved ...

Gut microbes communicate with the nervous system, but claims that supplements can reliably improve mood or dopamine outpace human evidence.

You’ve probably experienced the gut-brain connection without even realizing it. Have you felt butterflies in your stomach right before a presentation, lost your appetite when you were stressed, or ...

It's not a connection most people make, but stress doesn't just affect your mood—it can show up in your gut, too. A growing body of research points to the gut–brain axis as the link between gut health ...

A recent study examined how coffee consumption affects mood and gut health in regular drinkers. Researchers found that both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee influenced psychological measures and ...

Gut health is one of the pillars of good health. Strengthen it by adding these expert-approved habits.

A new Nature study shows how parasite-driven inflammation in the gut activates a tuft cell to serotonin to vagus nerve pathway, helping explain why infection can suppress appetite. Study: Parasites ...

Losing weight may involve rewiring the gut and the brain at the same time. In a study of obese adults, an intermittent fasting-style diet led to significant weight loss, healthier metabolic markers, ...

Newswise — PITTSBURGH, May 18, 2020 – Neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute have traced neural pathways that connect the brain to the stomach, providing a biological ...

Pesticides may harm mental and neurological health, with exposure linked to depression, gut-brain disruption, developmental ...