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Communication between the body and the nervous system is called interoception and it allows the brain to sense internal states, such as hunger, pain, or heart rate. The vagus nerve is an important ...

For years, women were taught to think about muscle as cosmetic. Something tied to appearance, weight, or fitness culture. But in midlife, muscle becomes something far more important: a foundation for ...

Most people think of the gut as a digestive organ. Something that processes food, absorbs nutrients, and occasionally causes ...

Credit: Penn State A new study reveals that simple body movements may help clean the brain. Scientists have found that the ...

A Rutgers research team’s discovery of brain activity linked to autonomic responses opens new pathways for understanding ...

For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion. The finding, reported in the journal Nature, ...

A few years ago, doctors began noticing something unusual about many patients who were later diagnosed with Parkinson disease ...

Brain cells are increasingly being found outside the brain, and now researchers have identified specific neurons in the abdomen that control some aspects of digestion. Not all brain cells are found in ...

True professional success doesn’t just come from intelligence or ambition; it starts with how we care for and connect with ourselves. Tuning into the body’s signals and aligning them with the mind’s ...

Recent research published in Circulation Research provides evidence that a specific molecule produced by gut bacteria can ...