Researchers found that very small numbers of gut bacteria can translocate to the brain in mice, particularly when gut barrier ...

Eating a diet high in fat could have an unintended effect on the brain, according to researchers at Emory University in Georgia. A new study in mice that ate a fat-heavy diet showed that live bacteria ...

Live bacteria from the digestive system can travel directly into the brain when the intestinal barrier is weakened. This ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — You can get both from swimming and both are potentially dangerous, but here’s what you should know about brain-eating amoeba and flesh-eating bacteria. The two are both rare, but ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that the gut microbiome does more than aid digestion. It may also influence how ...

The microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tract–the gut microbiome can exert a profound influence on the human body, and scientists are learning more about exactly how certain microbes can impact us.

Eating unhealthy foods early in life leave lasting brain and feeding changes but gut bacteria can help restore healthy eating, a new University College Cork (UCC) research study finds. A high-fat, ...

Eating too many high fats? It could cause your gut bacteria to invade your brain - More than half of Americans’ daily diet is ultraprocessed, with products high in fats and sugars ...