Mice who consumed the food dyes FD&C Red 40 and Yellow 6 developed colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, when levels of the immune cytokine IL-23 were dysregulated.

Researchers find a gut microbial profile that predicts mortality, especially with a strong link between the Enterobacteriaceae family and death from gastrointestinal and respiratory causes.

Just 12 minutes of daily meditation may slow brain aging by reducing stress, improving sleep, and increasing grey matter volume and blood flow to regions of the brain associated with cognition.

In over 166,000 UK adults, vegetarians had many improved health biomarkers compared to meat-eaters. However, the vegetarians also had lower good cholesterol, vitamin D, protein, and calcium.