This comprehensive review synthesizes a decade of human and animal research to explain how the gut and brain communicate ...

The traditional landscape of health is shifting rapidly as modern lifestyle choices begin to take a visible toll on the human ...

A large study has revealed that dozens of widely used chemicals can damage beneficial gut bacteria. Many of these substances, ...

If you're about to throw up or get acid reflux, you may feel a burning sensation when acid from your stomach escpes into the ...

Microplastics range from about the width of a bacterium to several millimeters across. Nanoplastics are smaller still. These ...

Food poisoning is never a fun experience. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you’ll bite into something bad and realize soon enough ...

The modern world offers an abundance of convenience foods. But our Stone Age physiology isn't built for modern diets, which ...

Irish researchers confirm that the mesentery — a fold of membrane that connects the intestine to the abdomen — is its own continuous organ, and not a series of fragmented parts like experts had ...

A new type of “smart pill” designed to confirm when medications are actually swallowed could one day help doctors better ...

Drinking hot water in the morning can improve digestion, boost metabolism, aid hydration, and support overall health.

Monsul, MD, and Eva Ann Berkes, MD, today announced growing scientific, medical, and public-policy momentum behind a breakthrough microbiome discovery designed to help defend the human body against ...

On January 11, 1922, 14-year-old Leonard Thompson became the first person to receive an insulin injection as a treatment for ...