Hannah Holscher, a registered dietitian and microbiome researcher, teaches classes about nutrition at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is also the Director of the Nutrition and Human ...

Diet has only a marginal impact on microbiome development in infancy, although metabolite profiles differ between breast- and formula-fed infants; circadian rhythm of the gut microbiome is detectable ...

Imagine a remote island, recently formed by volcanic activity, in the middle of the ocean. At first, it is lifeless, but a growing variety of plants take hold, providing food for pioneering animal ...

The world-famous biochemist is ready to tackle everything from immune disorders and mental illness to climate change—all by altering microbes in the digestive tract. As someone who has written about ...

Christopher Damman is medical and science officer at Supergut and on the scientific advisory board at BCD Biosciences. Though American waists are getting bigger, research is showing that the gut ...

It is well established that gut microbiome composition plays a pivotal role in human health—yet the precise connections are still not fully understood. Researchers at the Technical University of ...

Non-antibiotic drugs can alter the microbiome and increase the risk of gut infections in surprising ways, a new Nature study shows. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates.

Though research is in the early stages, we’re getting closer to understanding the relationship between gut bacteria, the food we eat, and the ways it might affect weight management and obesity. For ...

Scientists are just beginning to explore the relationship between drinking and the good and bad bacteria in your gut. By Alice Callahan A frothy beer or a glass of wine can enhance a meal and settle ...