The history of weight loss medicines reads like a Greek tragedy. However, the biology behind the new GLP-1 agonists suggests ...

Focusing treatments for depression and anxiety to gut cells instead of brain cells may help people feel better without side effects.

A drug that combines an atypical antipsychotic and an SSRI is under FDA review, and if approved will be the first ...

In animal studies, boosting serotonin in the cells that line the gut reduced anxious and depressive-like behaviors without causing cognitive or gastrointestinal side effects.

Serotonin in the gut epithelium plays a critical role in modulating mood and may provide a safer target for treating ...

Research reveals new connections between the gut and brain, suggesting more targeted depression and anxiety treatments, and a ...

Scientists have uncovered new links between the gut and brain that might lead to better ways of treating depression and ...

Most of us have experienced the effects of moods and emotions on our gastrointestinal tract, from "butterflies" in the stomach caused by nervousness to a loss of appetite when we're feeling blue.

I was able to quit alcohol and I don’t do opiates anymore, but I do take quite a bit of kratom now and I am addicted to ...