Researchers discover a gut-brain-heart axis where the bacterial metabolite IAA regulates hypocretin neurons to control heart stiffness and blood pressure.

Still, human data is more nuanced. “While the evidence that the gut microbiome affects mood is relatively strong, evidence that changing the gut microbiome improves mood is not as strong,” Ziegelstein ...

Despite the naysayers, research into the gut-autism axis is producing useful results and helping kids with autism feel less ...

The gut and the brain are intricately connected through the gut-brain axis. Dr Rajan explains why anxiety can lead to digestive discomfort and vice versa.

Study shows short-term antibiotics after traumatic brain injury (TBI) reshape gut microbiome, reduce neuroinflammation and ...

The brain is a unique place. It is shielded from much of the body by the blood-brain barrier, meaning it's protected from pathogens and potentially dangerous substances that might be in our blood. And ...

Oral polysaccharide-engineered nanozyme treats colitis-linked mental disorders by targeting oxidative stress and gut ...

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and multiple sclerosis (MS), represent a growing global health burden ...

In a new study published in Communications Biology, Houston Methodist researchers led by Sonia Villapol, Ph.D., found that ...

‘Food is not just about calories – it could improve your mood’: Tim Spector on the gut-brain axis and fermentation myths - ...