Mice fed a high-salt diet developed reduced blood flow to the brain, and the damage did not start in their blood vessels. It ...

In a new study, a fecal microbiota sample taken when eight mice were young and transplanted later to the same mice was associated with fewer cancers, less DNA damage, and longer telomere lengths. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. turicbacter-cover Among the diverse community of bacteria, fungi, and other microbes that call the human gut home, scientists have ...

Restoring the gut microbiome to its youthful state may hold the key to slowing aging and preventing liver cancer, one of the ...

Roughly 140 million Americans consume non-nutritive sweeteners regularly, and a trade group says substances have been ...

The vagus nerve is a direct link between the gut and brain. Scientists have now used a mouse model to show that changes in gut bacteria could be directly linked to declines in cognition that can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (mr.suphachai praserdumrongchai/iStock/Getty Images) Past studies have found that gut activity ...

The human brain is a greedy organ. It gulps energy, demands constant upkeep, and somehow grew far larger (relative to body size) than the brains of any other primate. Scientists have always wondered ...

Age changes the brain, but why some people remain mentally sharp well into their dotage while others don’t is a bit of a mystery. Part of the answer may have to do with genetics, but now a new study ...