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

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

A new study from Emory University explains the gut-brain connection, indicating that live bacteria from the gut can directly ...

I keep hearing about “leaky gut” and the symptoms it causes. What is it exactly? What’s the best way to fix it? “Leaky gut” is a colloquial term for increased intestinal permeability — or how easily ...

A high-fat diet may allow gut bacteria to reach the brain through a direct nerve pathway, revealing a new gut–brain link.

In the past few years, increasing evidence has pointed towards gut microbiota's critical role in influencing human health and diseases, including atherosclerosis. This led scientists to dive deeper ...

Background and Aim: There have been no trials comparing the prophylactic effect of oral quinolone and intravenous cephalosporin antibiotics and elucidating the predictive factors for the occurrence of ...

Dubious claims are out there of leaky gut causing diseases from depression to autoimmune disorders. Experts weighed in on why that may not be the case. A scanning electron microscopel view of ...