FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 5, 2026·8 min readInflammatory Bowel Disease Increases Psychiatric RiskIBD increases psychiatric disorder risk starting three years before diagnosis and lasting up to a decade post-diagnosis.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 14, 2023·5 min readMolecular Component of Caffeine May Play a Role in Gut HealthXanthine, a purine metabolite found in caffeinated products such as coffee and tea, and in chocolate, appears to play a role in TH17 cell differentiation in the gut. The findings may lead to a better understanding of gut health and shed new light on the development of inflammatory disorders such as IBD.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 11, 2023·4 min readAn Education Doesn’t Just Make You Smarter, It Protects Your GutBetter education has a strong genetic correlation and protective causal association against several disorders that affect the gut, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 9, 2023·4 min readFrequent Use of Antibiotics May Heighten Inflammatory Bowel Disease Risk in Adults Over 40Adult exposure to antibiotics appears to be linked to an increased risk of developing an inflammatory bowel disorder, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The risk appears to be cumulative, greatest around two years after use, and for antibiotics that target gut infections.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 14, 2022·4 min readPain-Sensing Gut Neurons Protect Against InflammationPain-sensing neurons in the put secrete substance P, a molecule that protects against gut inflammation and tissue damage by boosting specific microbes in the gut. In people with inflammatory bowel disease, the pain-sensing neurons are diminished and there are significant disruptions in pain-signaling genes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 19, 2022·4 min readHow a Japanese Herbal Medicine Protects the Gut Against Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseDKT, a Japanese herbal remedy containing ginger, pepper, ginseng, and maltose, reduced symptoms of colitis in mice, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 2, 2022·4 min readA Bidirectional Link Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and DepressionPatients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease are 9 times more likely to develop depression than those without IBD. Those with depression are twice as likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 13, 2021·3 min readFood Dyes May Cause Disease When the Immune System Is DysregulatedMice with cytokine IL-23 dysregulation who consumed foods containing the artificial colorants FD&C Red 40 and Yellow developed colitis, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·January 3, 2020·6 min readFat-dissolving bile acids may help regulate gut immunity and inflammationTwo studies reveal the role bile acids play in immunity and inflammation.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 14, 2019·4 min readSugar binges increase risk of inflammatory bowel diseaseShort term increases in sugar consumption raise the susceptibility to colitis and worsen symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease in mouse models.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 14, 2019·5 min readInflammatory bowel disease appears to impact risk of Parkinson’s diseaseStudy provides new insights into how the immune system and inflammation play a role in the development and progression of Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 24, 2019·5 min readGut instincts: Researchers discover first clues on how gut health influences brain healthMice bred to be germ-free, and those treated with antibiotics showed a significant reduction in the ability to learn that a threatening danger was no longer present. Sequencing the RNA of microglia in the brains of the animals reveals altered gene expression in the immune cells, which play a role in remodeling how neurons connect during the learning process. Restoring the gut microbiota reverse the learning problems.Read More
