The efficacy of antibiotics has come under scrutiny in recent years amid growing concerns that their overuse has contributed to bacteria developing resistance and the emergence of deadly so-called ...

Learn how feeding mice a high-fat diet can weaken their gut barrier, allowing bacteria to enter the brain, which suggests a ...

Researchers have identified two gut bacteria that can produce serotonin, a key chemical that regulates bowel movements. In experiments with mice lacking serotonin, the microbes boosted serotonin ...

In a series of experiments, researchers found that a communication pathway between the brain and the gut may be integral to how well the brain holds on to memories. The genesis for the study came ...

Gut dysbiosis caused by a high-fat diet can allow bacteria to move from the gut to the brain in mice, according to a new ...

Eating a diet high in fat could have an unintended effect on the brain, according to researchers at Emory University in Georgia. A new study in mice that ate a fat-heavy diet showed that live bacteria ...

With more than 100 million neurons in the digestive tract, the gut is commonly known as the "second brain" in numerous cultures, including ancient Greece, Japan, China and India, linking digestion ...

Here’s what probiotics really do, why they work and how to get more of them in your diet.

California researchers have identified a possible link between toxin in the gut and increase in cancer cases in people under ...

Some medications may disrupt the “good” bacteria in your gut microbiome, potentially affecting your digestive and overall health.

Researchers found that gut microbes may contribute to memory loss by disrupting signals between the intestine and the brain.

Five fun facts about the bugs in your bowels. May 2, 2013— -- intro: Deep in the bowels of our, well, bowels, lurk trillions of microscopic bacteria. But don't be fooled by the big bad "B" word, ...