Gut microbiome researcher Purna C. Kashyap, MBBS, shares the latest insights on the role of probiotics, disorders of the gut-brain axis, and the underlying causes of non-GI chronic diseases.

Common gut bacteria use protein delivery systems to interact directly with human cells, reshaping how scientists view the microbiome.

Bacteria in the human gut can directly deliver proteins into human cells, actively shaping immune responses. A consortium led ...

By Tarun Sai Lomte From jet lag and poor sleep to exercise and chronic stress, this review unpacks how everyday lifestyle ...

A major new review of human studies finds consistent differences in gut bacterial communities between people with mild ...

In most people, these bacteria coexist peacefully and contribute to a mutually beneficial relationship, with both human and bacteria deriving important benefits from the other. In certain individuals, ...

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands ...

A new cohort study found that specific gut bacteria contribute to auto-brewery syndrome, spurring studies into how fecal ...

In a recent study in the journal Nutrients, researchers collated and synthesized almost 250 peer-reviewed publications investigating the "oral-gut axis," a complex, bidirectional communication network ...

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Gut microbes likely play a role in coronary artery disease (CAD), a common heart disease, but the mechanisms remain largely unknown.

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered that disease-causing microbes can travel thousands of miles on high-level winds, posing a new threat to global public health. Researchers have ...

Bacteria that can cause Legionnaires' disease was detected in an ice machine at a state-run pediatric hospital in Canton.