Most people think of the gut as a digestive organ. Something that processes food, absorbs nutrients, and occasionally causes ...

Brain fog is the result of “bad connections” between the gut and the brain, said Gerard Clarke, a professor of neurobehavioral science at University College Cork in Ireland who studies the effects of ...

Ever get so anxious you feel it in your stomach? Like butterflies are fluttering about inside you, desperately trying to get out of their cocoon? It's kind of weird when you think about it. Why is an ...

Explore the connection between your gut and your brain and how it impacts your health. Join award-winning gastroenterologist and neuroscientist Dr. Emeran Mayer to explore the vital connection between ...

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Brain cells are increasingly being found outside the brain, and now researchers have identified specific neurons in the abdomen that control some aspects of digestion. Not all brain cells are found in ...

For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion. The finding, reported in the journal Nature, ...

Though the science is only about three hundred years old, the more we learn about the gut and its bacterial balance, or microbiome, the more we realize its importance in, well, everything. Deemed our ...

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Mercury exposure is a growing environmental health concern. While most conversations about mercury focus on brain health, a ...

It turns out it all has to do with the mind-gut connection. Your Gut Is Like Your "Second Brain" When you begin to feel anxious — say you're about to go on a first date or ride a really scary roller ...