Gut stem cells can detect invading bacteria and transform into bacteria-killing cells, revealing an unexpected immune defense ...

Every week, the average person may swallow roughly five grams of microplastic, about the weight of a credit card, according ...

Two Spanish scientific societies have published a position document on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). It outlines a framework for comprehensive symptomatic evaluation of SIBO, regulated ...

Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Weizmann Institute of Science have identified a previously ...

St. Louis, Nov. 4, 2002 -- Bacteria aren't always bad. In fact, they can be extremely helpful partners. According to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, microbes found ...

Researchers have identified two gut bacteria that can produce serotonin, a key chemical that regulates bowel movements. In experiments with mice lacking serotonin, the microbes boosted serotonin ...

A preventive approach that eliminates multi-resistant E. coli bacteria from the gut before complications develop would therefore be more sensible and sustainable. This is exactly where the current ...

Researchers found that beneficial gut bacteria and ocean microbes use nearly identical molecular systems to break down ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A palatable elemental diet induced positive changes in the gut microbiome, with normalization of lactulose ...

The aging of the innermost cell layer of blood vessels leads to cardiovascular diseases. Researchers at UZH have now shown for the first time that intestinal bacteria and their metabolites contribute ...

Every week, the average person may swallow roughly five grams of plastic, about the weight of a credit card, according to a ...