Jocelyn Solis-Moreira 
A new study shows that narrow-spectrum antibiotics are effective in selectively eliminating the harmful strain Clostridium difficile (C. diff) while sparing nearby and harmless bacteria.
New research from the Medical College of Wisconsin reveals how two popular sweeteners can disrupt your liver from detoxifying and metabolizing drugs.
Antibiotics are helpful for treating bacterial infections, but their life-saving treatment effects come at the cost of ‘good’ gut microbes. To make matters worse, antibiotic treatment has increased the risk of being drug-resistant and developing inflammatory infections later on in life. To reduce the downside of antibiotics, researchers from MIT have devised bacterial strains that work to protect the gut.
Probiotics are good for the gut, and new research suggests they could also improve symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
New animal research suggests that the gut microbe known as Coprococcus comes can contribute to treatment-resistant high blood pressure.
Gut bacteria have stood out for their effect on the brain, though how it affects Alzheimer’s is poorly understood.
Researchers have found how bacteria swim through different fluids and environments, making them perfect for delivering life-saving drugs to all areas of the body.
A recent review suggests people consume about five grams of plastic particles per week — the equivalent of the weight of a credit card.
Researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev found that six common artificial sweeteners get in the way of gut bacteria communicating with each other.
Study authors suspect that the gut-brain axis may be responsible for this link between antibiotics and cognitive decline.