Did COVID change infant gut bacteria?
New research into baby gut bacteria and the pandemic has implications for physical and mental health at life’s early stages.
Racial differences in baby gut bacteria emerge by 3 months
Racial differences in the gut microbiome emerge as early as 3 months of age and last through childhood, researchers report.
Can Akkermansia bacterium control cholesterol?
Scientists have decoded the genetic makeup of Akkermansia, a gut bacterium that could help manage cholesterol levels.
Breast milk has unique antibodies
Each person’s breast milk contains unique antibodies and these remain stable through lactation and multiple pregnancies, a new study shows.
Blooming gut bacterium overlaps with lupus flare-ups
Bacterial blooms of a certain gut bacterium overlapped with flare-ups of systemic lupus erythematosus in a recent study.
Clues point to better fix for traveler’s diarrhea
New research is a step toward treating traveler’s diarrhea without disrupting good bacteria in the gut.
Clues point to better fix for traveler’s diarrhea
New research is a step toward treating traveler’s diarrhea without disrupting good bacteria in the gut.
Gut bacteria discovery could bring new probiotics
One of the most abundant beneficial species found in the human gut showed an increase in colonization potential during carbon limitation.
Mice show gut bacteria play role in brain health
“…manipulating the gut microbiome could be a way to have an effect on the brain without putting anything directly into the brain.”
How fish gut microbes set them up to socialize
Gut microbes encourage specialized cells to prune back extra connections in brain circuits that control social behavior, research in zebrafish shows.