Your "roommate's" genes could be influencing the bacteria living in your gut, and vice versa, according to a study of rats ...

Viruses and bacteria get a bad rap around the world, but now Flinders University experts are identifying the positive "upside ...

Scientists have discovered that gut-born bacteria may hold the secret for treatments of everything from IBD to Parkinson’s ...

It takes a huge amount of energy for human brains to grow to their current large size and be maintained over time. Our early human ancestors evolved to grow bigger brains, but the biological changes ...

If something similar occurs in humans, and given growing evidence that the gut microbiome matters for health, genetic ...

Compared to other large primates, humans have unusually big brains. Now, scientists have suggested that the large size of our brains may have been influenced by the gut microbiome. The microbes in the ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Public Health Image Library, NIAID, Image ID: 18139) Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Public Health Image Library, NIAID, Image ID: 18139) Microbes supporting the production of ...

Other studies have shown dog owners have differences in their microbiomes, including greater microbial diversity, compared to ...

Scientists are uncovering a surprising way to influence bacteria—not by killing them, but by changing how they communicate.

Microorganisms seem to have found a home nearly everywhere on the planet, including the insides of animals. The skin, gastrointestinal tracts, lungs, and mouths of humans have been colonized by ...

Research led by Kikusui Takefumi at Azabu University in Japan, published recently in iScience, explains what might be going ...

Tiny microbes could be a secret energy powerhouse. By Laura Baisas Published Dec 2, 2024 11:00 PM EST Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...