Stress leads to disarray of the gut microbiome, which in turn causes inflammation and a drop in the body’s ability to fend off infection. The study “is a technical tour de force”, says neuroscientist ...

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have discovered a new role for a molecule long associated with brain development: orchestrating the growth of mammary glands during puberty.

Pineal region tumors develop in or around the pineal gland, a small, pea-sized organ near the brain’s center. They can be benign or malignant, and they are rare. The pineal gland plays a crucial role ...

The microbes that live in your gut are having their moment in the sun. Even if you haven’t been following the research, you can’t have missed the hundreds of adverts for probiotics and prebiotics, ...