You may understand the respiratory and digestive systems as separate entities but, in many ways, the two are intimately connected. For example, breathing provides oxygen to help your digestive tract ...

Patients who have gastrointestinal disorders also have high psychiatric comorbidity. This is because the gastrointestinal tract and the brain are intimately connected through bidirectional neural, ...

This comprehensive review synthesizes a decade of human and animal research to explain how the gut and brain communicate ...

The human digestive system functions as a complex biological network, supported by several mechanisms that work in harmony to ensure proper digestion and nutrient absorption. One key element of this ...

Researchers have found that light modulates digestive system function in sea urchin larvae, even in the absence of food stimuli. Opsin cells, which are involved in light-dependent systems, mediated ...

Constipation is a very common problem that affects millions of people worldwide, but it is not something that has to be lived ...