Genes may connect mouth diseases and cancer
The same genes that affect diseases in our mouths may be linked to other diseases, including certain types of cancer.
Genes may connect mouth diseases and cancer
The same genes that affect diseases in our mouths may be linked to other diseases, including certain types of cancer.
How many people does a scoop of wastewater represent?
Researchers have developed a way to figure out how many people the microbes in a wastewater sample represent.
How many people does a scoop of wastewater represent?
Researchers have developed a way to figure out how many people the microbes in a wastewater sample represent.
COVID infection messes up healthy gut bacteria balance
Research shows that COVID disrupts a healthy balance between good and bad microbes in the gut, especially with antibiotic treatment.
Some guts get more energy from the same food
Some people get more energy out of the same food. New research indicates that gut microbes may be why.
Some guts get more energy from the same food
Some people get more energy out of the same food. New research indicates that gut microbes may be why.
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.
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.
BefA protein triggers insulin-producing cells to reproduce
New research shows how a protein called BefA functions. The findings could hold clues to type 1 diabetes.