Your gut microbiome influences digestion, immunity, metabolism, and even inflammation. New research suggests that adding a ...

The community of microbes in the human gut serves many important roles. New research has shown that certain bacteria in the ...

New research presented today at UEG Week 2025 shows that microplastics – plastic particles smaller than 5mm commonly found in the environment – can alter the human gut microbiome, with some changes ...

The microorganisms in our intestines play an important role in many bodily processes, from digestion to emotions, and are a key factor in our overall health. A number of modern diseases could be ...

In the world of wellness and health content, few areas of our anatomy attract more interest lately — and specious claims — than the gut microbiome. This vast ecosystem of bacteria and microorganisms ...

The most extensive study of the gut microbiome in Africa has discovered new microbial species and never-before-reported metagenomes from several African sites. The paper, titled "Expanding the human ...

The trillions of microbes that live in the human gut may play a bigger role in health than previously thought, according to a new research by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The article, published ...

The human microbiome is essential to our health, but scientists have only begun to understand why. Two researchers set out to ...

Within the human digestive tract are trillions of bacteria from thousands of different species. These bacteria form communities that help digest food, fend off harmful microbes, and play many other ...

For decades, medicine looked at the human body in parts. The heart belonged to cardiologists, the brain to neurologists, and the digestive system to gastroenterologists. But scientists are ...

The gut microbiome is made up of trillions of microbes that play a vital role in keeping us healthy. A disturbance in the balance of these microbes can contribute to a variety of health conditions, ...

Adults who lived past 90 shared a distinct gut-bacteria fingerprint linked to regular milk consumption, according to two ...