Preterm births have been rising in the United States since 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Fortunately, the survival rate for infants born before 37 weeks of pregnancy has been ...

The enteric nervous system (ENS) is a vast network of nerves built into the walls of the intestine. While it is well known for its role in regulating digestion and the movement of food through the ...

From the moment you swallow a bite of food to the moment it exits your body, the gut is toiling to process this strange outside material. It has to break chunks down into small bits. It must ...

How does the gut microbiota impact the nervous and mucosal immune systems? The enteric nervous system (ENS) consists of two ganglionated neural networks within the gut wall known as the myenteric and ...