The gut-brain connection is a two-way street. The brain has a direct effect on the stomach and tummy troubles can also send ...

Once those hormones are released, they increase activity in the brainstem region that affects attention, arousal, and ...

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

Broken or disrupted circuits in the brain contribute to many neurological disorders. Scientists at Duke University have ...

A few years ago, doctors began noticing something unusual about many patients who were later diagnosed with Parkinson disease.

For years, women were taught to think about muscle as cosmetic. Something tied to appearance, weight, or fitness culture. But in midlife, muscle becomes something far more important: a foundation for ...

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, ...

Broken or disrupted circuits in the brain contribute to many neurological disorders. A new custom-built biological "wire" ...

A Rutgers research team’s discovery of brain activity linked to autonomic responses opens new pathways for understanding ...

Your muscles aren’t just for lifting heavy objects and looking good in photos—they’re actually functioning as a sophisticated chemical factory that produces brain-boosting compounds essential for ...

Brain atrophy tends to begin in your 30s and 40s, but certain lifestyle changes can slow or even reverse shrinkage.