The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract can influence our health and well-being in many ways. The gut-brain axis is one example of how human biology is connected to the gut microbiome.

Brain fog is the result of “bad connections” between the gut and the brain, said Gerard Clarke, a professor of ...

Gastrointestinal symptom-related anxiety is a key driver of restrictive eating in irritable bowel syndrome and is linked to changes in the gut microbiome. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptom-related anxiety ...

Humans have recognized for millennia that there is a mind-body connection, and specifically, that there is a relationship between the gut and the psyche. Hippocrates, the Greek father of medicine, ...

New research suggests that coffee, even decaffeinated, can reduce stress, improve learning, and boost mood by influencing ...

Share on Pinterest Eating foods high in fat may affect mental health, research finds. Jovana Milanko/Stocksy High-fat diets, like the typical Western diet, have been associated with obesity and mental ...

Withdrawn and anxious, the mice in John Cryan’s lab were behaving like you or I might if we had experienced workplace bullying and thought we might encounter the bully again. The good news, believe it ...

A team of US-based scientists has found a connection between diet, gut microbiota, and mental health in adults. They have shown that while higher fat and protein consumption improves mental well-being ...

Study in Nature Communications links coffee consumption to gut health and improved mood, exploring impacts on microbiome and ...

UCL researchers have found that shifts in gut bacteria may be an important early signal to watch for to identify Parkinson's ...