Can’t go without that nightcap? The state of your gut health may determine your alcohol cravings
For people who struggle with urges to pour a nightly glass of wine or whiskey, it turns out it may have to do with their gut health.
Microbiome
Harmful bacteria can live tucked away in the gut for years, Yale researchers warn
Understanding how gut bacteria evolve will help scientists and researchers have better knowledge on how to stop the progression of harmful ones.
Machine learning algorithm could predict microbial behavior, taking gut research to next level
A team of biologists and engineers have worked to create a new computer model that predicts the behavior patterns of millions of microbial communities.
Frozen in time: Researchers identify microbes that lived in guts of 100-year-old snails
Even though the microorganisms within the snails’ guts had been dead for decades, researchers were able to sequence what was left of their DNA.
Probiotic taken during pregnancy could promote healthy development of baby
An international team of researchers found that maternal microbiome helps in the development of the placenta, which in turn, promotes healthy development of the baby.
Significant differences in gut microbiota of men with prostate cancer, study finds
Researchers believe their findings could partly explain the relationship between lifestyle effects and geographical differences in prostate cancer.
Common gut compound may be key to preventing and treating bronchiolitis in babies
A potentially groundbreaking discovery demonstrates that human gut bacteria may contain a compound that minimizes bronchiolitis
Probiotics don’t improve poor vaginal health, study finds
A new study finds probiotics don’t improve poor vaginal health. However, a third of women taking supplements did get better spontaneously.
Scientists unravel secrets behind bacterium that can increase stomach cancer risk
A new study describes how H.pylori causes extensive stomach tissue damage and enables uncontrollable cell growth.
To your gut, what time you eat matters just as much as what you’re eating
New research finds that the amount of food eaten and time of day that it’s eaten alters the bacterial environment in the gut, for good or for bad.