A leading gut-health researcher explains how your gastrointestinal microbiome communicates with your brain. “There’s a connection from the enteric nervous system in the gut to the central nervous ...

We know a bit about the human stomach. We know, for example, that it's lined with an elaborate web of neurons—five times more nerve cells than the spinal cord—that send information directly to our ...

The enteric nervous system (ENS) is a vast network of nerves built into the walls of the intestine. While it is well known for its role in regulating digestion and the movement of food through the ...

The enteric nervous system that regulates our gut is often called the body’s “second brain.” Although it cannot solve problems like the brain, this extensive network uses the same chemicals and cells ...

A recent Nutrients study investigates the effects of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microplastics on the neuronal population in the porcine jejunum. Study: Oral Exposure to Microplastics Affects the ...

Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how the enteric nervous system forms, which could pave the way for new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's. Scientists ...

A research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has made a breakthrough in gastric cancer research, revealing how the "second brain"—nerves in the digestive ...

May 19 (UPI) --Researchers hope a survey of the body's enteric nervous system will offer new insights into the nature of common gastrointestinal diseases like irritable bowel syndrome and chronic ...

Ankush Gosain, MD, PhD, of Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has focused his research on determining the mechanisms underlying abnormal development ...

Using a newly developed imaging technique, a team of researchers in Australia has directly observed a unique neural motor firing pattern outside of the brain or central nervous system. The pattern of ...

It's more than a gut feeling: Your microbiome—that unique collection of microbes that lives in your gastrointestinal tract—plays a key role in your overall health. It's been tied to everything from ...