A new study has found that several types of common medications may have a lasting impact on gut health. PeopleImages/Getty Images A recent study has found that many prescription medications have a ...

Antibiotics play a major role in bacterial infection treatment; however, their overuse disrupts commensal microbiota. Although probiotics can effectively alleviate antibiotic-associated diarrhea, they ...

The microbes inside our bodies not only help break down food but also impact our health. Yet their precise influence is not always understood, especially in the presence of prescription drugs. Now, ...

Researchers discovered that clearing out certain digestive bacteria with antibiotics helps calm the immune system. This temporary microbial shift protected mice from severe brain swelling and cellular ...

In a new study published in Communications Biology, Houston Methodist researchers led by Sonia Villapol, Ph.D., found that ...

Non-antibiotic drugs can alter the microbiome and increase the risk of gut infections in surprising ways, a new Nature study shows. Antibiotics taken to treat an infection also kill some of the good ...

While antiseptics incite minor changes in the skin microbiome, topical antibiotics spur an immediate, days-long shift in the bacterial composition of the skin, according to a study published in the ...