Researchers found that very small numbers of gut bacteria can translocate to the brain in mice, particularly when gut barrier ...

(inkoly/iStock/Getty Images Plus) The human body is sometimes said to host 'two' brains – the big one in your skull and the mini version in your gut. The bridge between the two is known as the ...

The brain and the microbiome are in constant communication and maintaining that connection as we age could be key to avoiding—or even reversing—cognitive decline.

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

A new study shows that a high fat diet may weaken the gut barrier and allow bacteria to travel toward the brain through the vagus nerve.

Researchers have uncovered a surprising connection between gut bacteria and the development of ALS and frontotemporal dementia. Their work suggests that certain microbes produce inflammatory sugars ...

Stress in early childhood can rewire how a child’s gut and brain communicate, potentially leading to long‑lasting digestive troubles such as abdominal pain, irritable bowel symptoms, and motility ...

The study contributes to a growing shift in medicine toward understanding health as a lifelong process shaped by early ...

The vagus nerve is a direct link between the gut and brain. Scientists have now used a mouse model to show that changes in gut bacteria could be ... | Microbiology ...

With more than 100 million neurons in the digestive tract, the gut is commonly known as the “second brain” in numerous ...

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For years, mental health was seen as something that started and ended in the brain. But an expanding field of research is revealing a key player in the story of our emotions: the gut. The trillions of ...