After years of work, cognition and neuroscience doctoral student Hailey Welch is—for the first time—the lead author of a ...

The mouth starts the digestion process by breaking food down into a more easily digestible form. It does this through a combination of mechanical and chemical digestion. After people take food in ...

Your body’s biliary system encompasses your bile ducts, gallbladder, and the associated digestive structures. This system works together to move bile, also called digestive fluid, through your system ...

The vagus nerve is one of 12 pairs of cranial nerves in the body. It’s involved in various bodily functions, including digestion, heart rate, and breathing. There are 12 cranial nerves in the body.

Your body is constantly communicating with you. Come learn the language of your gut. Share on Pinterest Behind the curtain, our gut is responsible for putting our body into working order. As it breaks ...