Researchers find that short-term antibiotics can heal traumatic brain injuries by remodeling the gut microbiome and reducing neuroinflammation.

For years, conversations about vaginal health have been framed in simple, binary terms: there are “good” bacteria and there are “bad” bacteria. If the “good” bacteria dominate, you’re healthy. If they ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers in the Republic of Korea reported that oral administration of Lactobacillus probiotics could facilitate the growth of Lactobacillus ...

Researchers have identified how Lactobacillus, a member of our guts’ microbiome community, affects a critical immune system protein, influencing stress levels and mental health. The findings could ...

Probiotics are an umbrella term for the live microorganisms that we consume that will eventually flourish in our gut. Common sources include yogurt, fermented pickles, and kimchi. Within these foods, ...

Evvy, the precision women’s health company, today announced new data showing that bacterial vaginosis (BV) encompasses multiple distinct microbial subtypes, rather than a single uniform biological ...

Just as Smita Gopinath, Ph.D., was setting up her microbiology and immunology lab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the COVID-19 pandemic struck and shut things down. With no lab space or ...