Scientists have pinpointed a group of bacteria that consistently appear in high numbers in healthy people, suggesting that ...

Harvard immunologist Dennis Kasper and his colleagues have found that tiny changes in gut bacteria can flip the immune system from calm to inflamed, even when the microbes look harmless. Their work, ...

Researchers link higher levels of CAG-170 gut bacteria to better health across 39 countries and multiple chronic diseases.

NYU researchers have found a microbial signature of pediatric Crohn's disease that differs from the makeup of gut bacteria in ...

The food we eat doesn’t just nourish us, but also the trillions of bacteria living in our digestive system that influence the ...

Your gut is home to trillions of bacteria that constantly “sense” their surroundings to survive and thrive. New research shows that beneficial gut microbes, especially common Clostridia bacteria, can ...

A mysterious, hard-to-grow gut bacterium keeps showing up in healthy people worldwide—and it may be quietly protecting our microbiomes.

A significant discovery by Case Western Reserve University researchers could change how doctors treat two of the most ...

Gut microbes engineered to dim their fluorescence under stress offered a real-time, noninvasive biosensor to track gut health ...

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

A gastroenterologist explains the latest findings.

Forget juice cleanses and 10-day detoxes — doctors say the smarter way to feel better fast starts in your gut, and it doesn’t require starving, suffering or giving up real food. The gut isn’t just ...