Recent research indicates that consuming high levels of dietary salt for an extended period may disrupt the delicate balance ...

A new study reveals how bacteria in the gut can help determine whether the amino acid asparagine from the diet will feed ...

Learn how chemicals released by gut microbes end up in exhaled breath, and how researchers used those signals to identify ...

Adhering to the official Dietary Guidelines for Americans does more than just lower your blood pressure—it unlocks a thriving, diverse community of life-saving microbes in your gut.

Scientists have uncovered a direct molecular mechanism by which gut bacteria inject proteins into human cells, reshaping immune responses and potentially driving inflammatory disease. Scientists have ...

A new Weizmann Institute study identified all of the proteins in a stool sample – those from the microbiome, the human body and food – revealing the hidden secrets of the intestines and their impact ...

Science is full of happy little accidents, as Anthony St Leger and his research team have learnt. They were trying to study the microorganisms that live on the surfaces of the eyes of mice, but were ...

The Human Microbiome Project, which was launched by NIH in 2007, provided the first glimpse of the microbial diversity of healthy humans and is exploring the possible relationships between particular ...

Trillions of microbes live inside us. Many are helpful; others, not so much. Over the last 15 years MIT has played a central role in building a new field of study that aims to understand the myriad ...

Our gut is home to a micro-universe of tiny powerhouses, complete with their own genes and immune and metabolic profiles, playing a key role in our health and well-being.

Tiny wild blueberries may deliver outsized benefits for the heart, metabolism, gut, and brain, according to decades of ...