Chemotherapy commonly damages the intestinal lining, a well-known side effect. But this injury does not remain confined to ...

A comprehensive new review is shedding light on the growing evidence that gut microbiome imbalances—known as dysbiosis—may ...

Research suggests that certain chemicals could negatively impact the microbiome.

Every meal you eat feeds more than just you. The trillions of microbes in your gut thrive—or suffer—depending on what’s on ...

Scientists have uncovered the cause of auto-brewery syndrome. Certain gut bacteria, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia ...

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

Human breast milk contains its own microbial ecosystem, and new research suggests these microbes may help seed an infant’s gut. Most discussions of breast milk highlight nutrients, antibodies, and the ...

Gut microbiome researcher Purna C. Kashyap, MBBS, shares the latest insights on the role of probiotics, disorders of the ...

Fiber is one of the key nutrients that supports a healthy gut microbiome. “Fiber basically acts as a prebiotic,” Passarella ...

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

Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy to see that this helps them stay warm in cold temperatures, but a team of ...

A mouse study suggests estrogen may increase gut pain by activating specific cells, offering hints to why IBS is more common ...