A leading gut-health researcher explains how your gastrointestinal microbiome communicates with your brain. “There’s a connection from the enteric nervous system in the gut to the central nervous ...

Duke researchers have developed a system that allows real-time optical and electrical observations of the gut's nervous system in a live animal. And if you weren't aware that the gut had its own ...

Enteric glial cells (EGCs) are now recognised as pivotal players in maintaining gastrointestinal homeostasis. Once regarded merely as supportive neural elements, emerging evidence reveals that these ...

Prior infections appear to shield enteric neurons, preventing these key components of the body's 'second brain' from dying off when future pathogens strike. A simple stomach bug could do a lot of ...

A recent Nutrients study investigates the effects of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microplastics on the neuronal population in the porcine jejunum. Study: Oral Exposure to Microplastics Affects the ...

There are 100 million neurons scattered along the gastrointestinal tract that are directly in the line of fire of gut infections. While damage to these neurons by intestinal pathogens could ...

A team of Duke University researchers are hopeful a study on the digestive tract of lab mice will provide new insights into how the nervous system and the stomach work in conjunction within humans. A ...

Acute and chronic infections in a person's upper gastrointestinal tract appear to be linked to Parkinson's disease, say scientists. Acute and chronic infections in a person's upper gastrointestinal ...

The enteric nervous system, or the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, is often referred to as the “second brain.” Much like your brain, the GI tract relies on the same type of neurons and neurotransmitters ...

A team of researchers from the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases at the University of Calgary and the University of Colorado reported that they have discovered factors in the gut microbiome that ...

It's more than a gut feeling: Your microbiome—that unique collection of microbes that lives in your gastrointestinal tract—plays a key role in your overall health. It's been tied to everything from ...