New research suggests that the secret to stronger muscles may not only lie in the gym or your diet—but also inside your gut.

A new study shows that a high fat diet may weaken the gut barrier and allow bacteria to travel toward the brain through the vagus nerve.

Grip strength is something people rarely think about until they experience a decline in it. For older adults, loss of grip ...

A high-fat diet can cause the intestinal lining to weaken, allowing live gut bacteria to travel directly to the brain in mice ...

The gut rarely gets the attention the heart or brain receives. Yet it quietly controls digestion, immunity, metabolism, and ...

Miniature organs grown in the lab can organize themselves into complex shapes, which enables scientists to use them to study disease. The trouble is ...

Often labeled a “natural Ozempic,” berberine is widely discussed as a metabolic aid. Yet research suggests its influence may ...

When the digestive system fails to absorb fructose, the lingering sugar disrupts the gut microbiome. A recent study reveals this bacterial shift sparks low-grade, body-wide inflammation that can alter ...

Experiments using mouse models revealed that aging alters the balance of commensal (or helpful) microbes in the gut. These ...

Researchers have developed a human intestinal cell model that closely mimics the structure and function of the human gut, enabling more precise prediction of drug-induced gastrointestinal toxicity ...

The appendix has independently evolved at least 32 times across 361 mammalian species. What makes it an evolutionary darling ...

I think it’s pretty crazy that it’s 2026 and we still have no way to measure farts,” Hall said. “One in five people say they ...