You may understand the respiratory and digestive systems as separate entities but, in many ways, the two are intimately connected. For example, breathing provides oxygen to help your digestive tract ...

Much of the food you eat is absorbed by your digestive system. But some makes it all the way through those twists and turns and comes out the other end.

From steaming bowls of soup to ice-cold smoothies, the temperature of our food does more than just please our palates—it triggers a complex series of physiological responses throughout our digestive ...

While most of us only think of our digestive system as helping to process the foods we eat or being behind the occasional stomach ache, a healthy gut can also impact everything from stronger immunity ...

It’s large and it’s complicated, but a horse’s digestive system, much like a person’s, works like a dream when it’s maintained in a healthy state. Horses are hind gut fermenters, which means their ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have discovered that the gut's rhythmic muscle movements could help explain how blood vessels in the brain expand and contract together.

(CNN) — When people eat foods they love, sometimes those treats don’t love them back, causing digestive discomfort that has them reaching for a remedy. At times, that’s in the form of digestive enzyme ...

You may be familiar with some of the more notable symptoms of menopause, like changes in menstruation, hot flashes, and sleep disturbances. The same hormone changes ...