Prepping for a job interview or giving a speech at your best mate’s wedding? Here’s why your tummy’s a-flutter.
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We may be only beginning to understand how complicated sleep is.
A new study shows gluten itself is rarely the cause of gut problems, whatever people think. But symptoms are real. So what’s really going on?
Changing your evening diet could help reduce nightmares, the latest research suggests.
Imbalances in different species of bacteria in a baby’s gut may provide insights into their neurodevelopment.
Fibre isn’t just associated with colon health; it’s associated with overall health and brain health through the gut-brain axis. But not all fibres are created equal.
Here’s why a healthy balance of microbes is important for astronauts when they travel to Mars and beyond.
You likely know that the sight and smell of food can trigger cravings. But internal cues from your gut and your brain play just as important a role in the decisions you make around food.
Investing in people’s future mental health, based on the key socioeconomic factors underlying it, is the only way to address this rising problem.
The sympathetic nervous system produces our fight-or-flight response to any perceived threat. The vagus nerves are part of the parasympathetic nervous system, which does the opposite.
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Medical Sciences PhD Candidate, McMaster University
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Executive Director/Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
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Associate Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, Michigan State University
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Professor in Health History, University of Strathclyde
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Alfred Deakin Professor, Deakin University
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Professor Emeritus of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University
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Professor and Chair of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida
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