The Institute of Medicine’s Food Forum convened a 1 ½ day public workshop with the goal to better understand and gain cross-disciplinary perspectives on the current research in neurobiology, with a ...

Dietary fiber is a type of carbohydrate found in plant foods such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and ...

Recent research indicates that consuming high levels of dietary salt for an extended period may disrupt the delicate balance ...

That knot in your stomach during a job interview isn’t just in your head—it’s the result of an intense biological dialogue happening between your brain and digestive system. While you’re busy ...

According to Nikkie Malhotra, IBS is a gut–brain–hormone stress condition that can be reversed with the right approach.

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. By analyzing bowel movement frequency in more than 268,000 people, researchers uncover how thiamine ...

For decades, medical understanding of Parkinson’s disease focused exclusively on the brain, specifically the death of dopamine-producing neurons that control movement. This narrow view shaped ...

They are sold with far-reaching promises, but more and more studies show that probiotic supplements do not always affect us the way we expect.

By Vijay Kumar Malesu Digestive symptoms often appear years before tremor in Parkinson’s disease, and growing evidence ...

Digestive disorders can affect us all from time to time. Symptoms such as bloating and pain, often accompanied with some change in bowel habits, can be a feature of dietary changes, infection and ...