Dear Doctors: My 22-year-old son is severely bipolar, which impacts his life terribly. I have kept up with the studies that have shown success in treating bipolar with a fecal transplant. Do you know ...

For years, mental health was seen as something that started and ended in the brain. But an expanding field of research is revealing a key player in the story of our emotions: the gut. The trillions of ...

Leigh Weddle, PharmD, is a board-certified pharmacist specializing in medication therapy management based in Kansas City, Missouri. She also has expertise in chronic disease management, microbiome and ...

Good gut health is crucial for overall well-being—and modern science has revealed a deep connection between the gut and the brain. This connection is so strong that the gut is often referred to as the ...

Ever wondered why you get butterflies before a big presentation or why stress sends you running to the bathroom? That’s your gut-brain connection in action. While most of us recognize stress can upset ...

Co-written with Jai Liester. In recent years, research has illuminated the intricate connection between our gut and brain, revealing how this relationship significantly impacts mental health. Now, a ...

The latest review evidence shows the gut and brain communicate in complex, two-way ways, making it hard to know which comes first. Experiments in animals, changes in psychiatric drug effects, and ...

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 ...

Capsaicin may influence ADHD symptoms by altering gut microbiota composition, increasing beneficial bacteria like Akkermansia and Prevotella while reducing harmful microbes such as Enterococcus ...

Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: eranicle/Getty Images, ItziesDesign/Kipzy Kipza via Canva, Kimberling Jaramillo via Canva) For years, mental health was seen as ...