A study in Nature reveals how gut cells sense microbial flagellin and signal the brain to stop eating—introducing a sixth ...

An ancient bacterial protein known as “flagellin” signals to our neurons in our gut when we’re full, directly showing how our ...

Chemical chatter from resident bacteria in the gut can hit the brain and nervous system in real time, shaping behavior and ...

Researchers found communication between the gut and the brain has evolved to be categorized as a new and distinct sense.

Learn more about a new breakthrough in the gut-brain axis that suggests our microbiome has a direct and instant influence on ...

New research from Duke University highlights the role of neuropods, specialized sensory cells in the colon that act like ...

In a breakthrough that reimagines the way the gut and brain communicate, researchers have uncovered what they call a ...

Duke University researchers have discovered specialized cells called neuropods in the colon, acting as taste buds for the gut ...

Have you ever felt like your dog had a sixth sense? We know they have outstanding hearing (they’re at our door waiting when we’re a mile away from home) and an unbelievable sense of smell. But they ...