Researchers have identified two gut bacteria that can produce serotonin, a key chemical that regulates bowel movements. In experiments with mice lacking serotonin, the microbes boosted serotonin ...

Scientists have discovered a range of "biomarkers" that could help to improve detection and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases (GIDs) such as gastric cancer (GC), colorectal cancer (CRC), and ...

A healthy gut microbiome may protect breast cancer patients from chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity, with specific bacteria linked to higher heart damage risk. The CARDIOCARE project suggests ...

Antibiotic treatments can affect the composition of the community of bacteria living in the gut, known as the gut microbiome, for a long time.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Artist's impression of microbes on the gut lining. "Supplementation therapy targeting riboflavin and biotin holds promise as a ...

Details of their preclinical work in mice are provided in a new Nature Microbiology paper titled “Polypeptides synthesized by common bacteria in the human gut improve rodent metabolism.” According to ...

Researchers found that very small numbers of gut bacteria can translocate to the brain in mice, particularly when gut barrier ...

Antibiotic use has been linked to changes in the gut’s bacterial species that can last for four to eight years 1. The gut ...

Grip strength is something people rarely think about until they experience a decline in it. For older adults, loss of grip ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Los Angeles Times illustration) Researchers have identified a gut-genetic interaction that could trigger an overactive immune ...

We become forgetful as we age. This is often seen as a universal truth, but in fact it is far from universal: some people ...