Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

The human brain is a greedy organ. It gulps energy, demands constant upkeep, and somehow grew far larger (relative to body ...

Disrupting maternal gut-immune axis perturbed immune networks in developing mouse brains, revealing potential mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders.

For decades, Alzheimer’s disease has been framed as a one‑way slide, with treatments aiming only to slow the descent. Now a ...

Simple pharmaceutical interventions could help older brains cope with memory impairment and recovery after surgery, new ...

Could our gut hold the key to human intelligence? New research shows gut microbes can shape brain development, boost energy ...

A groundbreaking new study reveals that changes to the gut microbiome can change the way the brain works. Humans have the largest relative brain size of any primate, but little is known about how ...

Most of the time, you assume your brain is either “on” or “off,” awake or asleep. A new study shows something far more ...

“This is a paradigm shift,” says Donn Van Deren, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, who ...

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener commonly found in products like chewing gum, soft drinks and tabletop sweeteners, but ...

Every memory you ever had is in some respects a hallucination. You can see a scene, feel a feeling, even smell a smell at a time and in a context in which they didn’t occur at all. That’s both good ...