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Chronic stress can damage the gut’s protective lining, triggering inflammation that may worsen depression. New research shows that stress lowers levels of a protein called Reelin, which plays a key ...

Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting millions of lives and posing serious challenges for healthcare systems. While existing antidepressants help many, a significant ...

On the latest episode of The Independent’s Well Enough podcast, Emilie Lavinia sat down with Dr. Karan Rajan - NHS surgeon, author, and the internet’s favourite health myth-buster. Dr. Karan explains ...

Did you know your gut health could be the secret to a better sex life? Most of us think of the gut only when we’re dealing with bloating or indigestion, but science is now showing that the trillions ...

We often treat intestinal infections as an episode: a few days of symptoms, elimination of the pathogen, and recovery. In this view, the disease has a clear beginning and end. However, patient ...

“Leaky gut syndrome” may sound like something you’d diagnose while Googling symptoms at 3 AM, but the stakes are real: a compromised intestinal lining could let all sorts of unwanted guests into your ...