Modifying gut bacteria could be a treatment option for some of the symptoms associated with the widespread disease polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to a recent study by San Diego State ...

In a 12-week randomized trial, replacing refined wheat with wholegrain rye in a calorie-restricted diet did not produce ...

Bacteria in people's digestive systems -- gut germs -- seem to affect whether they become overweight or obese, and new research sheds more light on why that might be. The findings, from an ...

Scientists have long suspected that the trillions of microbes in our intestines quietly steer our weight and blood sugar, but a new wave of Harvard-led research is turning that hunch into a detailed ...

Scientists at City of Hope and the Broad Institute and Keio University have discovered how specific gut bacteria work together with the diet to flip a metabolic switch—transforming energy-storing ...

The microbial community living within our large intestine is a highly dense and complex ecosystem. While some of these microbes cause illness and disease (such as bacteria and viruses), others are ...

Girish Melkani, Ph.D., recently promoted to professor in the Department of Pathology, has been named the latest recipient of the school’s Featured Discovery award. This recognition celebrates notable ...

Obese children and teens have different bacteria living in their digestive tracts than peers who aren’t obese, according to a study led by Yale University researchers. The rate of childhood obesity ...

University of Toronto researchers are calling for more study of obesity, gut bacteria and metabolic conditions that arise in childhood and adolescence, with an eye to curbing the global rise of type 2 ...

What are probiotics, and how are they beneficial to your body? Host of Bloom, Amber Freeman, joins scientific advisory board ...

Chemicals that have a toxic effect on human gut bacteria include pesticides, like herbicides and insecticides, that are sprayed onto food crops. These chemicals stifle the growth of gut bacteria ...