FeaturedNeuroscience·April 6, 2020·6 min readNewly identified digestive-brain axis controls food choiceStudy reveals a novel learning process orchestrated between the digestive system and brain that compels animals to seek out novel foods.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 15, 2018·4 min readSeeing and Smelling Food Prepares the Liver for Digestion: Mouse StudyResearchers say the sight and smell of food alone may be enough to prompt the liver to start the processes that help digest food.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 9, 2018·5 min readBlood Viruses Lead to Digestive ProblemsWUSTL researchers report viruses such as West Nile and Zika can kill neurons in the gut, disrupting bowel movements and causing intestinal blockages.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 13, 2018·5 min readSpecific Bacteria in Small Intestine Are Crucial for Fat AbsorptionResearchers reveal the Western diet can induce the expansion of microbes in the small intestine that promote the digestion and absorption of high fat foods. Over time, researchers say, these microbes can increase the risk of obesity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 25, 2018·4 min readEating Insects Might Seem Yucky, But They Are Nutritious and DigestibleAccording to researchers, modern primates, including humans, are still able to digest insects as well as our ancestors did. The CHIA gene allows us to digest an insect's exoskeleton, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 16, 2017·3 min readStress May Be Just As Unhealthy As Junk Food To Digestive SystemStress causes gut microbiota composition to shift as though a female mouse is on a high fat diet, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 29, 2016·4 min readEarly Life Stress Linked to Digestive Problems and Anxiety in RatsA new study investigates how digestive problems and anxiety may be linked.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 6, 2015·4 min readCarbs Needed to Evolve Big BrainsA new study reports on the importance of dietary carbohydrates in human evolution.Read More
