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

Using new technology, researchers at UC Davis and Stanford University are able to study microbes and metabolism in different parts of the human digestive system for the first time. (Getty Images) Most ...

The human gastrointestinal tract houses roughly 100 trillion microorganisms (good bacteria). These microorganisms make up ...

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 ...

The fundus is a dome-shaped part of the stomach that stores gas from digestion. It can also hold food if the stomach becomes full. The stomach is an important part of the digestive system. It stores ...

As people live longer, the gut quietly accumulates damage that can tip the balance between healthy tissue renewal and chronic ...

Your digestive system is made up of many parts—including your G.I. tract, liver, pancreas, and gallbladder—so it’s no surprise that symptoms surrounding these areas can run the gamut. Some of them can ...

The scientific diet at this year’s International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, March 28 to April 1 in Gothenburg, was especially rich in news about the ins and outs of the ...