A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

Most conversations about breast milk tend to focus on topics like nutrients, antibodies and bonding time rather than bacteria ...

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways associated with differences in brain size and cognitive function A new study sug ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

Leading metabolism researchers reveal that your gut bacteria literally eat you from the inside out when starved of fiber, ...

Not all microbes are villains—many are vital to keeping us healthy. Researchers have created a world-first database that ...

An international research team has uncovered compelling evidence that gut-microbe-derived molecules may play an important ...

Experts build database of "salutogenic potential" revealing how hidden microbes and natural compounds help keep us healthy.

A groundbreaking new study reveals that changes to the gut microbiome can change the way the brain works. Humans have the largest relative brain size of any primate, but little is known about how ...

Cholera, a severe bacterial infection that causes diarrhea and kills if untreated, can be defeated with a diet high in ...

Scientists trace an ancient microbe, Asgard archaea, that gave rise to humans, animals, and plants more than 2 billion years ...

Electroactive microbes have emerged as key players at the interface of biology, chemistry, and engineering due to their ...