Recent research indicates a link between an animal’s gut bacteria and brain function. This may be true in humans, too.

Explore the link between gut health and chronic kidney disease, revealing how bacteria impact kidney function.

In a study involving data from thousands of people, the risk of a new coronary heart disease diagnosis was statistically ...

Researchers at UC Davis School of Medicine have uncovered how an imbalanced gut microbiome escalates the production of ...

Researchers have uncovered a surprising connection between gut bacteria and the development of ALS and frontotemporal dementia. Their work suggests that certain microbes produce inflammatory sugars ...

Advanced, chronic liver disease is estimated to kill over two million people around the world every year. The community of microorganisms in the human gut is thought to be linked to many different ...

The gut microbiome offers a unique snapshot of each individual, shaped by genetics, environmental exposures, lifestyle habits, and the body’s own physiology. “If you take two different individuals, it ...

When oral care is neglected, harmful bacteria can multiply and lead to infections and systemic diseases.

Our gut microbes and genes are in constant conversation, shaping each other in ways that affect everything from immunity and inflammation to disease risk, according to new review of scientific ...

Scientists at MIT have discovered that a little-known protein called intelectin-2 plays a powerful double role in defending the gut. The protein strengthens the mucus layer that lines the ...

In a recent review published in the journal Microbiome, researchers synthesized evidence on how maternal intestinal bacteria, human milk components, and the maternal environment influence infant ...