The phrase 'you are what you eat' was coined almost a century before Alois Alzheimer made his breakthrough in identifying brain disease, but the evidence is now clear that diet as well as age ...

We tend to think of memory loss as something that happens slowly, with age. Something internal. Personal. But what if it isn’t entirely yours? What if your memory could be influenced, not just by your ...

EUGENE, Ore. — With the holidays over and all the rich and fatty foods behind us, if your gut still is feeling a bit off, it could be bad bacteria. Bad bacteria from a questionable meal or ...

A new study shows how one kind of bacteria, Vibrio cholerae, triggers painful intestinal contractions by activating the immune system. The research also finds a more general explanation for how the ...

Bacteria that lurk in food can make that food delicious or deadly. Why is it that some bacteria in food are safe and even beneficial, while others are harmful and can cause illness? "Over millions of ...

Did you know that a poor diet can accelerate your chances of developing Alzheimer's disease? An unhealthy gut produces bad bacteria, which releases tiny metabolites that travel to the brain, causing ...