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 ...

We know a bit about the human stomach. We know, for example, that it's lined with an elaborate web of neurons—five times more nerve cells than the spinal cord—that send information directly to our ...

The enteric nervous system (ENS) provides local control of the gastrointestinal tract and is necessary for the elegant coordination of the functions of the multiple cellular components that make up ...

They say the eyes are the window to the soul. On these mice, a transparent skin portal does the job even better. Scientists have installed small windows into mice's guts to observe their stomachs' ...

The enteric nervous system (ENS) is a vast network of nerves built into the walls of the intestine. While it is well known for its role in regulating digestion and the movement of food through the ...

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 ...

Using a newly developed imaging technique, a team of researchers in Australia has directly observed a unique neural motor firing pattern outside of the brain or central nervous system. The pattern of ...

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 ...