Gut bacteria diversity, digestive health, probiotics, prebiotics, and the gut-brain axis
396 articles
A Nature Neuroscience study reveals gut microbes regulate intestinal motor circuits through sex hormone metabolism, linking the microbiome to gut motility.
New research reveals uric acid actively causes obesity by depleting a key gut bacterium and unleashing intestinal fat absorption — not just a bystander.
The British Society of Gastroenterology's expert panel takes stock of 10 years of microbiome advances and where the field is headed.
New research reveals gut microbes reactivate excreted androgens via enzymes, directly regulating enteric neurons that control gut motility.
A completed clinical trial tests whether a prebiotic blend can boost Akkermansia muciniphila and support weight management in metabolic syndrome.
A newly identified gut fungus suppresses Candida overgrowth via amino acid competition — and restricting dietary threonine reduces colitis in mice.
45 studies reveal how specific probiotic strains modulate the gut-brain axis to combat depression through SCFAs, GABA, and serotonin.
A gut bacterium celebrated for metabolic benefits may have a complex, sometimes harmful role in stroke, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and MS.
A newly discovered bacterial defense system depletes NAD+ in a way phages can't easily counter — revealing a deep evolutionary arms race.
A common oat fiber supercharges anti-PD-1 checkpoint therapy by expanding a key gut microbe that produces immune-activating metabolites.
Western diets reduce microbial diversity in Lynch syndrome, while plant proteins boost beneficial bacteria linked to colorectal cancer protection.
Regular physical activity slashes chronic pancreatitis risk and attenuates disease progression via muscle-derived vesicles that quiet pancreatic inflammation.
