Bacteria that live peacefully in the human gut can aim molecular syringes at intestinal cells and fire proteins directly into ...

Urban living with Gizmo the cat. Image: Tim Sandle. Analysis of gut microbiomes in distantly related vertebrates from urban and rural areas has revealed the so-termed ‘humanization of the microbiota’ ...

The human gut microbiome is home to trillions of different microbes, many of which are crucial to our health. For example, some microbes help us digest food, and produce bioactive compounds that can ...

The review suggests microbes may influence hormones that are linked to cancers such as breast and endometrial cancer.

According to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death, and a person has an average lifetime risk of colon cancer of about one in 25. Diagnosing the ...

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

Recent research indicates a link between an animal’s gut bacteria and brain function. This may be true in humans, too. Experiments showed that gene expression in the brains of the mice began to take ...

Breast milk helps shape the gut microbiota for longer than previously thought. Researchers from DTU and Rigshospitalet have ...

Recent research into the human microbiome is revealing how closely connected it is to our health. Similarly, scientists are exploring how the microbiome in wildlife species can aid conservation ...

A new review maps how the endocrine-microbiome axis expands the estrobolome concept, showing that gut microbes may alter ...

Space travel is not for the weak. Astronauts endure motion sickness, disorientation, cardiovascular stress—and that’s before they even reach orbit. Luckily, the bacteria that lives inside us is far ...