Supplementing the guts of older mice with poop from younger ones has revealed the key role microbes play in intestinal stem ...

The microbiome has immense power to shape health outcomes. The bacteria that take up residence in the human body, including the gut, have been shown to impact health and disease, including ...

Scientists at Penn State along with collaborators report that early life exposure to “forever chemicals” in the environment permanently disrupts the gut microbiome in mice, contributing to the ...

A study in mice has found that maternal gut microbiome composition during pregnancy has long-term effects on offspring stem cell growth and development. The researchers, headed by Parag Kundu, PhD, at ...

Researchers have analyzed the entire mouse intestine, mapping gene expression and cell states and location in the healthy gut and in response to perturbations such as inflammation. They identified ...

A new study reveals how bacteria in the gut can help determine whether the amino acid asparagine from the diet will feed ...

There are millions of bacteria living in our guts. There are millions of dead bacteria there too. And scientists are learning just how much potential the dead ones have to improve our health ...

A new animal study suggests that sorbitol can contribute to liver damage, especially in animals with altered gut microbiomes.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine A study published in Nature suggests a variation in ...