In the 1800s, a French Canadian named Alexis St. Martin was shot in the stomach while at a fur trading post, when someone’s musket accidentally fired at close range. He survived, but his injuries ...

Ever felt like you “just know” something but can’t articulate why? That’s your intuition. Many refer to their intuition as the “gut feeling.” It describes the innate ability to know something without ...

In a recent study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, scientists review the involvement of the gut microbiome in triggering the pathogenesis of mental disorders, including major depressive ...

You're about to send an important text. Your stomach tightens. Your heart races. A voice in your head screams, "Don't do it!" But is that your intuition protecting you, or just anxiety playing tricks?

For decades, scientists have been exploring whether gut feelings can actually sense events before they happen. Known as precognition, this eerie phenomenon has long been dismissed as superstition.

The digestive system is complex and is involved in everything from your mood to your energy levels to your risk of cancer and chronic disease. Making sure your digestive system is in tip-top shape can ...

Have you ever been in a situation when you felt in your stomach that something was wrong, or dangerous, and yet there were no visual cues to influence such feelings? These reactions may have been ...