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 ...

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

Past studies have found that gut activity can have significant impacts on the brain, and vice versa. Now, new research in ...

According to a team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Tongji University and collaborating institutions, weaning or switching from milk to solid food in early life doesn't just change what ...

Probiotics are live microorganisms that you can consume for gut health. They can be found in kefir, kombucha, sauerkraut, and yogurt, among other foods.

A study on wild northern cardinals shows that stress can change gut microbes and affect bird health in measurable ways.

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 ...

Gut Microbiome Scientists Point to a Daily Dietary Habit That Could Improve Digestive Health ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Harvard Medical School Professor, Metabolic Health Innovator Metabolism is often reduced to a simple equation of calories in ...

Viruses and bacteria get a bad rap around the world but now Flinders University experts are identifying the positive 'upside' of powerful benefits that microbes have on human health. Flinders ...

Scanning electron micrograph of the human gut symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. Source: Justin Sonnenburg, Jamie Dant, Jeffrey Gordon, used with permission You are not alone. Your gut is teaming ...

In fact, microbes inhabit almost every corner of the body, from belly button to birth canal, all told more than 10,000 species. Looked at in terms of the microbes they host, your mouth and your gut ...