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A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

A new study has, for the first time, recorded and measured just how fast microplastics move through the gut passage of a key ...

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Research shows gut feelings aren’t just a metaphor; the stomach communicates with the brain, and this exchange can influence mood in meaningful ways.

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Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...