A familiar mouth bacterium best known for causing cavities may also be quietly influencing the brain. Scientists found that ...

A common oral bacterium may move from the mouth to the gut and release toxins that enter the brain, damaging ...

Scientists are increasingly convinced that what happens in the mouth does not stay in the mouth. A growing body of research ...

What does gut fermentation and stroke-induced brain inflammation have in common? Potentially a lot, according to new research looking into how the microbiome directly influences brain inflammation. It ...

Our gut microbiome does more than just help with digest food, it contributes to so many aspects of our health Our gut microbiome is so important its often called “the second brain.” This bustling ...

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 ...

Beyond indigestion, there are plenty of signs of poor gut health that you need to take seriously and rectify without delay.

"Autism is not a processing error. It's a different operating system." –Sarah Hendrickx According to the National Institute of Mental Health, autism is a ...

A bidirectional pathway called the gut-brain axis connects your stomach and brain. If you have depression or anxiety, the gut-brain axis makes it possible for these conditions to affect your gut and ...

People with the skin condition psoriasis often have invisible inflammation in the small intestine with an increased propensity for 'leaky gut', according to new research at Uppsala University. These ...