Skip to content

Gut Health News

  • Immunity
  • Gut Brain Connection
  • Disease Prevention
  • Mental Health
  • More…
    • Supplements
    • Children’s Gut health

animals

Dogs’ microbiome turns over within week after starting new diet

August 8, 2022 by Matt Higgins
Cute dog eating food out of bowl

Changing a dog’s diet also changes the community of microbes in its gut.

Categories Gut Health, Microbiome Tags animals, dog food, dogs, gut microbes, microbiome Leave a comment

Frozen in time: Researchers identify microbes that lived in guts of 100-year-old snails

July 11, 2022 by Matt Higgins
rocky mountain

Even though the microorganisms within the snails’ guts had been dead for decades, researchers were able to sequence what was left of their DNA.

Categories Microbiome Tags animals, gut bacteria, gut health, gut microbes, microbiome Leave a comment

Lemurs showing antibiotic-resistant bacteria in their guts after repeated encounters with humans

July 1, 2022 by Jocelyn Solis-Moreira
Lemur

Duke University scientists discovered evidence of antibiotic resistance in the gut microbiome of lemurs that live close to humans.

Categories Antibiotic Resistance, Microbiome Tags animals, antibiotic resistance, gut bacteria, microbiome Leave a comment

Wildlife found in cities are picking up gut bugs from humans, scientists show

June 20, 2022 by Dr. Faith Coleman
Urban coyote

Researchers have now demonstrated that some organisms typically found in humans are transmitted and incorporated into wildlife living in urban environments.

Categories Microbiome Tags animals, gut bacteria, gut microbes, microbiome Leave a comment

Even microscopic animals have diverse microbiomes, scientists show

June 1, 2022 by Dr. Faith Coleman
Nudibranch

New research from the University of British Columbia (UBC) reveals that humans are not the only species with a microbiome.

Categories Microbiome Tags animals, bacteria, gut microbes, microbiome Leave a comment

Gut’s role in hibernation for animals may unlock keys to survival for astronauts on long missions

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 by Dr. Faith Coleman
Brown bear in a den in its natural habitat, before or after hibernation

Hibernating animals may hold the answers for treating humans with muscle-wasting disorders and astronauts on lengthy missions.

Categories Microbiome Tags animals, astronauts, gut microbes, microbiome Leave a comment

How do pandas stay healthy when bamboo supply withers in winter? It’s all in their gut, study shows

January 21, 2022 by Amanda Christmas
Panda eating bamboo

Thanks to the panda’s gut microbes, they are able to keep more fat during the months when bamboo shoots are scarce.

Categories Gut Health, Microbiome Tags animals, gut microbes Leave a comment

Latest News

  • How Yogurt May Reduce Risk of Certain Colorectal Cancers
  • The Gut’s Invisible Shield: How a Missing Protein Makes Crohn’s Disease Worse
  • How Fecal Microbiota Transplantation is Changing Lives After Stem Cell Transplants
  • Gut Health Breakthrough Could Yield Probiotics That Aid In Glucose Control For Prediabetics
  • This sweet potato could help babies sleep better and build stronger immune systems
  • This Innovative ‘Smart Pill’ Could Take Gut Health Research, Treatments To New Heights
  • Microbiome Power: How Immune Systems Develop Genes to Combat Common Bacteria
  • Worried About Mercury? Probiotics Could Prime Gut To Protect You
  • Common Painkillers May Worsen GI Infections, Study Shows
  • Stress and the gut, is there a connection? What you need to know!

© 2025 Gut Health News • Built with GeneratePress