(inkoly/iStock/Getty Images Plus) The human body is sometimes said to host 'two' brains – the big one in your skull and the mini version in your gut. The bridge between the two is known as the ...

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

Researchers have uncovered a surprising connection between gut bacteria and the development of ALS and frontotemporal dementia. Their work suggests that certain microbes produce inflammatory sugars ...

Co-written with Jai Liester. In recent years, research has illuminated the intricate connection between our gut and brain, revealing how this relationship significantly impacts mental health. Now, a ...

The latest review evidence shows the gut and brain communicate in complex, two-way ways, making it hard to know which comes first. Experiments in animals, changes in psychiatric drug effects, and ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a mom who's waded through endless neurodivergent and autism theories, I've learned to approach new research with a healthy dose ...

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 ...

Mental health professionals are discovering that many cases of anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders might actually originate in the digestive system rather than the brain, fundamentally ...

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 ...