The notion that the state of our gut governs our state of mind dates back more than 100 years. The emerging concept of the gut microbiome as a key regulator of brain and behavior opens up a new horizon in neuroscience. Precise targeting of the microbiome-gut-brain axis with psychobiotics is a novel

The trillions of bacteria in your gut have more of a relationship with your brain than you may realize. Technically known as the enteric nervous system, the second brain consists of sheaths of neurons embedded in the walls of the long tube of our gut, or alimentary canal, which measures about nine m...

"Have you ever had a gut feeling or butterflies in your stomach? Has hunger ever changed your mood? Our bellies and brains are physically and biochemically connected in a number of ways. As a nutritionist, microbiologist and neuroscientist, Ruairi Robertson is passionate about the link between our b...

Stella Grant (Haley Lu Richardson) is every bit a seventeen-year-old: she’s attached to her laptop and loves her best friends. But unlike most teenagers, she spends much of her time living in a hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control -- all of

This edition of the series "Tapestry: The Faces of AIDS", profiles Robby Sherwin, a native of Washington DC who attended Colorado State College and lived in San Francisco during the Harvey Milk era. Robby has worked in Hotel Management and as a Chef throughout his career. He is currently retired liv...