Why the "rest and digest" system is crucial for well-being Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD Stress seriously affects your body, mind, and ability to feel like yourself. While you might feel like ...

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Imagine driving to work on a wintry morning. Your hands are cold on the wheel. Your favorite song is loud, and you sing along. Your stomach growls because you haven't ...

Modern life often puts our nervous systems on constant alert. Endless notifications, tight deadlines, financial pressures, ...

Brain cells are increasingly being found outside the brain, and now researchers have identified specific neurons in the abdomen that control some aspects of digestion. Not all brain cells are found in ...

For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion. The finding, reported in the journal Nature, ...

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