Do you remember Dr. Lewis Thomas, the renowned physician-writer? Back in the 1970s, Dr. Thomas wrote an elegant book of essays, The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher, in which he poetically ...

Cognitive decline is not your destiny. You can improve your brain function through small steps taken every day. Heal Your Gut, Save Your Brain by gastroenterologist and health advocate Dr. Partha ...

The term “nervous breakdown” is no longer used—“mental-health crisis” is the nomenclature du jour—but I think I had one two years ago. My journey into the psychological night was precipitated by a ...

Healing from any injury involves a delicate balance between scarring and inflammation — two processes that can wreak havoc as well as make repairs. When the injury is to the brain, the balance is that ...

(WXYZ) — Dr. Partha Nandi is a board-certified gastroenterologist and WXYZ-TV's chief health editor. He's out with a new book titled: Heal Your Gut, Save Your Brain ...

Sometimes, life throws curveballs that leave you scratching your head. These moments can feel like you're trying to solve a puzzle with missing pieces. But those are the same times that teach you ...

When I was 16, my grandmother’s physique puzzled me. Her shape suggested obesity, but her limbs and face contradicted my observation. I asked my father, a gastroenterologist and professor of medicine ...

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Brain injuries can range from mild to severe and the impact on both the person and those around them can be devastating. Fortunately, evolving research in ...

There's a remarkable change taking place within your brain every single day and chances are, you don't even realize it. Every time you overcome a bad habit, acquire a new skill, or have a new idea, ...

Breakups hurt. Not just in the existential 'will I ever love again?' way but also literally: your brain engages the same neural pathways activated by physical pain when you go through this type of ...