This comprehensive review synthesizes a decade of human and animal research to explain how the gut and brain communicate ...

After weeks of festive overeating and erratic routines, January offers the perfect window to heal your gut, by restoring meal ...

In an advance that could help ensure people are taking their medication on schedule, MIT engineers have designed a pill that ...

The gut isn’t just where food goes. It’s where information is processed, decisions are made, and resilience is built.

The mouth starts the digestion process by breaking food down into a more easily digestible form. It does this through a combination of mechanical and chemical digestion. After people take food in ...

You may not have an appetite or the will to cook when you’re not feeling well. If you’re wondering what to eat when sick, this food list has you covered.

Your personal food-processing plant is like a symphony orchestra: When all the parts perform well, the result is beautiful music that simply flows. Should one or two musicians space out or be unable ...

The pancreas is a six-inch-long gland in your abdomen near your liver and small intestine. It controls important hormone and enzyme secretion. Without it, your body can’t properly operate many vital ...

L-glutamine is a semi-essential amino acid that the body produces on its own, but in situations of exertion, stress, or ...