Maintaining a healthy balance between the helpful (good) bacteria and the unhelpful (bad) bacteria is fundamental in supporting a healthy digestive system, with the gut now understood to be central to ...

Nicolás Rascován, a geneticist at the Pasteur Institute in France who was not involved with the research but did help ...

Chemotherapy doesn't just kill cancer cells. It also affects the microbes in the digestive tract. Researchers at UC San Francisco have discovered that some gut bacteria can reduce the side effects ...

Scientists identify “universal network” of microbes for decomposing flesh Findings could help forensic scientists better determine a body's precise time of death.

A new study suggests gut microbes can help protect humans from toxic, long-lasting "forever chemicals." Scientists at the University of Cambridge have identified that a natural "gut microbiome ...

Researchers have found a way to tell when bugs are about to attack plants and that disease-fighting microbes can be transferred from one plant to another.

The risk of a stroke may be increased by a common bacteria found in the mouth and gut, suggests a new study. Higher levels of Streptococcus anginosus was found in the gut of recent stroke ...

Because these microorganisms existed before there was photosynthesis or oxygen on Earth, scientists think these deep-sea volcanoes and microbes could resemble the earliest habitats and life on ...