The gastrointestinal hormone secretin- often associated with its role in the pancreas- increases and improves both heart and kidney function, according to a new study. Researchers write that their ...

Researchers from SIT reveal the mechanism by which bitter taste of plant-based polyphenols interact with T2R in the gut and secrete GI hormones, thereby regulating blood sugar levels and appetite, ...

Federal health regulators say popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound do not increase the risk of suicidal thoughts, and they have asked drugmakers to remove those warnings from medication ...

The appetite-stimulating hormone ghrelin is released by endocrine cells in the stomach that are part of the enteric nervous system, which controls hunger, nausea, and feelings of fullness. A team of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — The odds of having gastric and pancreatic cancers were higher among postmenopausal women on hormone ...

Scientists are increasingly finding that the gastrointestinal (GI) tract plays a vital role in our overall health. While its main functions center around digestion, the GI tract is also involved in ...

Chronic gastrointestinal pain conditions, including Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), are well known to impact women more often than men. While some work has connected gastrointestinal pain with ...

Neal Barnard, M.D. is founding president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and a respected medical researcher. He has published several books, the latest “Your Body in Balance, The ...

Maintaining weight loss with regular exercise rather than the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) liraglutide, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, seems to reduce ...