From the plate to our organs, shocking study reveals the journey of microplastics
A new study sheds light on the disturbing infiltration of microplastics into human tissues, including the kidneys, liver and brain.
A new study sheds light on the disturbing infiltration of microplastics into human tissues, including the kidneys, liver and brain.
University of Virginia research reveals that Lactobacillus, found in fermented foods like yogurt, can help manage stress and prevent depression and anxiety.
Research team shows that gut microbiome can transmit Alzheimer's disease from humans to healthy rats. The discovery could open new therapeutic avenues.
Nutrition, antibiotics and urbanization are destroying our microbiota, accelerating the spread of chronic diseases and compromising mental well-being.
FDA approves first fecal transplant pill to fight intestinal infections, and one day many other diseases.
Scientists have observed a little-known species of carnivorous bees that use an extra tooth to bite into meat.
Contact with nature, even in the form of a natural lawn carpet that replicates the undergrowth, strengthens the immune system of children in a Finnish study.
Crohn's disease was an incurable and debilitating bowel disease to date with nearly 3 million people affected globally.
Transferring gut bacteria from aged mice to young mice resulted in increased neurogenesis. Thanks to the butyrate produced in the intestine.
The brain also hosts a microbiome, the group of bacteria that the body works with. It is an epochal turning point: it had always been considered a sterile area.