Anyone who’s ever been anxious or stressed out and developed diarrhea, stomach pain, or nausea is instinctively aware of the connection between the brain and the gut. But, while that connection was ...

A new study shows that a high fat diet may weaken the gut barrier and allow bacteria to travel toward the brain through the vagus nerve.

Researchers found that very small numbers of gut bacteria can translocate to the brain in mice, particularly when gut barrier ...

With more than 100 million neurons in the digestive tract, the gut is commonly known as the “second brain” in numerous ...

Your gut may be talking to your brain in ways we never imagined. Scientists have discovered a “neurobiotic sense” — a rapid-response system where colon cells detect microbial proteins and instantly ...

For years, mental health was seen as something that started and ended in the brain. But an expanding field of research is revealing a key player in the story of our emotions: the gut. The trillions of ...

Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: eranicle/Getty Images, ItziesDesign/Kipzy Kipza via Canva, Kimberling Jaramillo via Canva) For years, mental health was seen as something ...