When María Branyas Morera died in 2024 at the age of 117, she left more than memories. She left science a gift: samples of ...

People are often told to stay active and eat healthy foods for good health. But there is still plenty of debate about what constitutes a healthy diet, and whether that diet would be the same for all ...

Researchers have learned more about how beneficial bacteria in the gut microbiome can help protect against infection. The study also suggested that the right diet can improve the health of the ...

Early microbial exposures from maternal microbes, milk components, and the environment shape infant gut development and ...

Beneficial gut microbes and the body work together to fine-tune fat metabolism and cholesterol levels, according to a new preclinical study by investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine and the Boyce ...

A new Tulane University study suggests the Mediterranean diet's brain-boosting benefits may work by changing the balance of bacteria in the gut. In a study published in Gut Microbes Reports, ...

Researchers have uncovered a gut-diet link to postpartum depression, finding that eating a diet of soy, fermented foods, and seaweed may nurture beneficial gut bacteria and protect mothers’ mental ...

Japanese macaques survive harsh winters mainly by relying on unique gut microbes that constantly shift with seasonal diets.

One of those people was María Branyas Morera, from Spain. Between early 2023 and mid-2024, she held the title of the world’s ...

Emerging evidence suggests the bacteria living in your gut and mouth influence how you sleep at night. Scientists want to use ...

Humans everywhere may be able to eat bananas all year round, but wild animals must always eat "in-season." For them, seasonal ...