As humans, we heavily depend on our five senses. These senses help us process the world around us by sending a variety of signals for our brains to interpret, whether that be our favorite ice cream ...

The gut brain axis is an important relationship very few people discuss or even understand. It is composed of a two-way communication system between your gut (digestive system) and your brain which ...

Our brain lives in a symbiotic relationship with the bugs in our gut. Whatever we eat, they eat. In return, they help our brain function optimally in a variety of ways. During the past few years, it ...

Scientists have discovered a link between bacteria in the mouth and gut and the progression cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease. Specific changes in these bacteria, known as the microbiome, has ...

GABA, or gamma-aminobutyric acid, is an amino acid functioning as the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter that can act on the brain to slow or stop the reception of certain signals to the brain, ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named a new chairperson and 10 new public members to the federal Alzheimer's Advisory ...

That knot in your stomach during a job interview isn’t just in your head—it’s the result of an intense biological dialogue happening between your brain and digestive system. While you’re busy ...

The gut is home to a richly diverse community of microbes and nearly 80 percent of the body’s immune cells. This menagerie of gut-derived cells send signals along a bidirectional cellular highway, ...

Gut microbiota analyses revealed that higher virgin olive oil intake correlated with greater microbial diversity, while ...