It can start small: a peculiar numbness; a subtle facial tic; an inexplicably stiff muscle. But then time goes by — and eventually, the tremors set in. Roughly a million people in the United States ...

Festive feasting and late nights can disrupt gut health and immunity. A gastroenterologist explains how dietary overload, ...

A young woman's persistent acne led to the discovery of a deep connection between her gut health, stress, and skin. This case ...

The connection between the gut and brain was discovered long ago, but the role of the gut microbiome in this relationship is still being explored. Recent studies suggest that disruptions or ...

An Indo-German study highlights how gut microbiome disturbances, often from antibiotics or poor diet, can lead to ...

Recent scientific discoveries are challenging traditional views of Parkinson’s disease, suggesting that this neurological condition might actually begin in an unexpected place, the digestive system.

If you’ve ever experienced butterflies in your stomach before a speech, you knew the sensation didn’t result from a lost monarch. But this common experience—your gut seeming to act out your brain’s ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- For 20 years, 45-year-old Geeta Parmar-Patel endured gut-wrenching pain from a common irritable bowel disorder known as Crohn's disease. "You're in the bathroom a lot. You've got ...

A liver surgeon discusses the gut-liver connection and why maintaining a healthy balance matters for longevity and quality of ...

Though the science is only about three hundred years old, the more we learn about the gut and its bacterial balance, or microbiome, the more we realize its importance in, well, everything. Deemed our ...

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