But the story of what happens to your food after you swallow it is quite fascinating. The story of digestion actually begins in the brain, not in the mouth or the stomach. The smell, sight, or even ...

Bacteria living within your mouth can mirror your lifestyle. What you eat, drink, and do — your oral microbiome takes note.

Moistening saliva fed into the mouth from nearby glands starts the process of chemical digestion using specialized proteins called enzymes. Secreted at various points along the digestive tract ...

Every one of us has faced that uneasy feeling, be it from a mouth-watering dessert, a midnight snack, or a festive feast — the unsavory discomfort of indigestion. Regularly practicing yoga for ...

Saliva not only keeps the mouth moist and helps digestion, but also has important antibacterial properties which assist in destroying dangerous germs and keeping the oral cavity healthy.

Saliva not only keeps the mouth moist and helps digestion, but also has important antibacterial properties which assist in destroying dangerous germs and keeping the oral cavity healthy.

A research group at University of Tsukuba has discovered that the entrance to the gut (pylorus) and the exit (anus) of sea urchin larvae open in response to light, each to different wavelengths. This ...

Saliva not only keeps the mouth moist and helps digestion, but also has important antibacterial properties which assist in destroying dangerous germs and keeping the oral cavity healthy. A dry mouth ...