How the gut may help to drive COVID-19
New findings from Flinders University have demonstrated a molecular link between COVID-19 and serotonin cells in the gut. The research could help provide further clues to […]
How the gut communicates with the brain
How the ‘second brain’ – the enteric nervous system in our gut – communicates with our first brain has been one of the most challenging questions […]
Touch-sensing protein could stop constipation
When we eat food, our gut somehow senses its presence to begin shifting it along our digestive tract, but the question has always been – how? […]
Light therapy trials for Parkinson’s
The benefits of a novel infrared light therapy devices to people living with Parkinson’s will be evaluated in an international research study involving Flinders University in […]
New insights into the formation of faeces
New research from Flinders University has uncovered further details on how the guinea pig gut forms solid faecal pellets, providing potential insights that could help in […]
Gut bacteria negatively influence blood sugar
Millions of people around the world experience serious blood sugar problems which can cause diabetes, but a world first study is revealing how gut bacteria impact […]