Trillions of microbes live in the human gastrointestinal tract, where they play critical roles in our health and biology; they can help us break down food, absorb nutrients; and they affect the immune ...

Probiotics have become one of the most talked-about health supplements in recent years. But what exactly do they do—and are ...

Here’s what probiotics really do, why they work and how to get more of them in your diet.

Antibiotics are powerful treatments that have saved countless lives over the course of decades. New findings from Scripps Research have identified a way to preserve healthy immune development even ...

Scientists at the University of East Anglia (U.K.) have uncovered a hidden link between gut health and the immune system—all thanks to a tiny island bird. Researchers studied the Seychelles warbler, a ...

The World Institute of Kimchi reported on the results of a recent study published in npj Science of Food, which found that the fermented food may also help improve the immune system, in addition to ...

Researchers in the recent study set out to find the mechanisms linking gut microbiota and mood disorders. A team of researchers from some of these same French institutions published a report earlier ...