Microbiome is as unique as a fingerprint. These bacteria perform important jobs, including maintaining the intestinal barrier ...

Bacteria in the gut perform important jobs that help prevent disease, but how to best protect and improve yours? An expert ...

Environmental antimicrobial resistance is turning rivers, soils, and even the air into hidden highways for "superbugs," ...

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 ...

Breast milk contains living bacteria that transfer to babies' guts, helping build healthy digestion and immune systems.

Most conversations about breast milk tend to focus on topics like nutrients, antibodies and bonding time rather than bacteria ...

When dentists look inside your mouth, they’re not just looking for cavities. They’re looking for gum disease and oral cancers, as well as assessing the overall health of the millions of bacteria, ...

Consumers may have noticed a recent trend in food and beverage products labeled probiotic or prebiotic. The products often say they “support a healthy gut” or “boost your immune system” by providing ...

Dog ownership benefits the mental health and social behaviors of teens, which may come about due to changes in gut microbes.

Australian researchers have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. Their bark harbors trillions of microbes that ...

Paris summit warns about “mirror life.” Scientists call for early limits on mirror bacteria that could evade defenses and ...