Neuroscience
'Gut sense' is hardwired, not hormonal
If you've ever felt nauseous before an important presentation, or foggy after a big meal, then you know the power of the gut-brain connection.
Sep 20, 2018
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News tagged with gut feeling
Gastroenterology
Study shows how the intestine's nervous system affects gut microbes
Sometimes, a gut feeling is literal.
Feb 10, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Decisions recruiting gut feelings seen as reflection of true self, more assuredly held, study says
Why do some people trust their gut instincts over logic? It could be that they see those snap decisions as a more accurate reflection of their true selves and therefore are more likely to hold them with conviction, according ...
Sep 10, 2018
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Medical research
Micro-balloons could reveal how the small intestine adapts to dietary load
Our small intestine, among other organs, is malleable; it changes in size depending on how much we are eating. The question has been how the body regulates that growth.
Oct 19, 2016
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Medical research
Small genetic differences could spell life-and-death for gut infections
When it comes to fighting gut infections, we are not equal. EPFL scientists have shown how apparently insignificant genetic variation can lead to big differences in the gut's immunity. The study could change the way we treat ...
Jul 27, 2015
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Medical research
Researchers map direct gut-brain connection
After each one of those big meals you ate over the holidays, the cells lining your stomach and intestines released hormones into the bloodstream to signal the brain that you were full and should stop eating.
Jan 6, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Don't expect a thoughtless friend's guilt to match your rising level of anger: Researchers
When a friend messes up—forgets a birthday, blows off plans or doesn't pull their weight—it's normal for you to feel angry and for them to feel guilty. And if they mess up again, it's tempting to assume their guilt will ...
Oct 20, 2023
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Health
Low risk of severe COVID-19 in children
So far, little research has been done on the risk of children being seriously affected by COVID-19 when the schools were open. A study from Karolinska Institutet has now shown that one child in 130,000 was treated in an intensive ...
Jan 7, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study debunks Dale Carnegie advice to 'put yourself in their shoes'
Putting yourself in someone else's shoes and relying on intuition or "gut instinct" isn't an accurate way to determine what they're thinking or feeling," say researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), the ...
Jun 21, 2018
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