The organisms living in your gut microbiome can influence your mental and physical health. Researchers have developed a way to better test for those biological effects.
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The science of smell is an exciting area of research.
Your mouth and your gut is full of them. But we don’t know if they’re friend or foe.
Here’s why a healthy balance of microbes is important for astronauts when they travel to Mars and beyond.
Weight loss and diabetes drugs target regulatory pathways involved in metabolism that the microbes in your gut and certain molecules from food already play a key role in regulating.
The Marsupial Microbiome Poop Troop collects the droppings of wild marsupials to help save the lives of orphaned joeys.
Dryness, irritation, or pain during sex can be managed. But not everyone has these symptoms or is bothered by them.
Social media reports of people trying faecal transplants at home and curing their long-term illness are increasing. But the potential harms are considerable and rarely discussed.
Blood isn’t sterile, and analyzing the bacteria in it could help assess the health of fish and prevent the collapse of their populations.
With the help of the microbes that once played an essential role in keeping you alive, the building blocks of your body go on to become a part of other living things.
The microbiome and its signature smells are crucial for most organisms, whether human, insect or plant. The silent signals sent by the microbiome are essential communications that influence behaviour.
Bacteria and lipids get a bad rap for causing breakouts and oily skin. But both play an essential role in helping your skin barrier stay strong against pathogens and insults from the environment.
Nurturing your gut microbiome can go hand in hand with nurturing your social community, with health benefits all around.
In the past two decades, technology has allowed scientists to learn so much more about the human body and its microbiomes. These discoveries may pave the way to new therapies.
Many processed foods strip carbs of their natural fibers. Eating foods with an ideal total carbohydrate-to-fiber ratio can help with weight management and improve overall health.
An appreciation for the moths that chomp holes in your clothes. They eat the inedible, occupy the uninhabitable and overcome every evolutionary obstacle in their way.
Babies guts found to have ten times as many viral species as bacterial species.
Research suggests there could be a link between hay fever and the microbiome. Exploring this connection paves the way for potential treatments.
Research has examined how ultraprocessed foods can contribute to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and mood disorders. A healthier diet is one way to use food as medicine.
All mammals who get nutrients from their parent via a placenta before birth are left with a belly button. It’s a visual reminder of this original connection.
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Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London
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Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Honorary Associate Professor
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Professor of Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology, University of Nottingham
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Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor: Innovation and Knowledge Exchange, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor and Clinical Academic Gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
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Reader in Ageing Research, King's College London
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Chief, Epithelial Therapeutics Unit, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Honorary Fellow in Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Molecular Evolution, Macquarie University
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Assistant Professor of Neonatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Postdoctoral Associate in Neuroscience, University of Florida
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Honorary Professor, University of Newcastle