MIT researchers have discovered that two common genetic mutations that cause Rett syndrome each set off a molecular chain of events that compromises the structural integrity of developing brain blood ...

In A Nutshell Scientists have agreed on the first widely adopted definition of gut health: normal digestive function without active disease or symptoms that affect quality of life. Having a gut ...

In 2024, a Norwegian government scientist working in secrecy constructed a device capable of emitting intense pulses of microwave energy. His goal was to challenge claims that such pulsed-energy ...

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 ...

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 ...

Michael Beck, the former National Security Agency officer widely believed to be the first person to experience symptoms later associated with Havana Syndrome, has died at the age of 65, his family ...

New research says that just one episode of binge drinking can impact the intestinal lining, causing “leaky gut” syndrome Getty Binge drinking can damage the lining of the intestine, allowing harmful ...

As an employee with the N.S.A., he claimed he was exposed to a direct-energy device that led to a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease at the age of 45. By Clay Risen Michael Beck, the first of scores of ...

Scientists have found a way to help aging intestines heal themselves using CAR T-cell therapy. The treatment removes senescent cells that slow regeneration, allowing the gut lining to repair faster ...

Research shows that a single drinking binge—roughly four drinks for women or five for men within about two hours—can disrupt the gastrointestinal tract in measurable ways. Even in healthy adults, such ...

Does it sometimes feel like your supper is sitting like a boulder in your gut? You may have a condition called gastroparesis. About 1 in 4 people have symptoms of the disorder, which causes the ...

A single dose of the protein Reelin can restore gut lining health in stressed rats, pointing to a new path for treating both digestive and mental health disorders. Where a Saudi company pumps desert ...