Last Friday, June 27, was World Microbiome Day. The theme was “Microbiome 101: What You Need to Know” with the overall goal of “simplifying the science, focusing on raising awareness, and providing ...

SDG 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. The human microbiome has a critical role in health and in a wide range of diseases. There are ongoing preclinical and clinical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This photo provided by Tiny Health in October 2025 shows the company's swab for their gut health test. (Tiny Health via AP) ...

Driven by a fascination with bacteria, microbiologist Julie Kopczyńska has trawled through existing research on the gut microbiome and created an easy-to-use gut health calculator. She says it's a ...

The microbiome is a gut-wrenching mystery. One day, it’s the key to immortality; the next, it’s just along for the ride. If you’ve ever been told to fear sweeteners, shun sugar, and bow to fermented ...

There is a great deal of excitement around microbiome research as it confirms, and debunks, long-held beliefs. Investigators have shown, for example, that proton-pump inhibitors can alter the ...

About a decade ago, when microbiologist Sarah Lebeer set up her lab at the University of Antwerp, she chose to focus on an aspect of the microbiome that was surprisingly understudied. “We don’t ...

I’ve dealt with chronic indigestion, painful burps, reflux, and bloating for the past 15 years. In 2010, I underwent a range of diagnostic tests—a colonoscopy, an endoscopy, a gastric emptying test, ...

If you want to live to a grand old age, it might help to think of yourself not as a human, but rather a holobiont – a collective of human cells plus the trillions of microbes that live in and on you.

Researchers have found definitive proof of a kidney microbiome that influences renal health and kidney stone formation, demonstrating that the urinary tract is not sterile and low levels of bacteria ...

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