In another, perhaps counterintuitive study, mice that had all their gut bacteria wiped out were protected from gaining as ...

This microbe can survive doses of radiation that would obliterate any other living thing. Here’s what this means for science ...

That includes cleanrooms where spacecrafts are assembled. These places are designed to minimize dust and microorganisms in ...

The vast community of microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract–the gut microbiome, has many close links to human health..

An international research team has uncovered compelling evidence that gut-microbe-derived molecules may play an important ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

A study suggests that diets high in certain proteins may reduce cholera infection by stopping the bacteria from spreading in ...

In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

A new study reveals how gut bacteria may initiate ulcerative colitis by weakening immune defenses before inflammation occurs.

Among the trillions of microbes that live in the gut, one obscure bacterium has suddenly become a star of obesity research.