University of Chicago immunologist Cathryn Nagler began to suspect that the body’s resident bacteria play a role in food allergies almost two decades ago. A
Is the fountain of youth in the gut microbiome?” This provocative question popped up a few months back, not in a dodgy online ad promoting
Colorectal cancers develop in a multistage process from polyploid adenomas to carcinomas and more advanced disease stages. Increasingly, some bacterial species in the gastrointestinal microbiota
When immunologist Rachel Caspi began studying an inflammatory eye disease called autoimmune uveitis in the mid-1980s, she had to inoculate mice with a protein found
While scientists have evidence that the composition of the gut microbiome is connected to a variety of autoimmune diseases, understanding how bugs in the intestine
Probotics are a booming business, with sales in the billions of dollars each year and millions of customers in the US alone. Companies claim that
One problem with the rotavirus vaccine—a preparation typically given by mouth to babies—is that it doesn’t work as well in low-income countries, where the majority
Changes in gut bacteria have been linked with the development of age-related disorders and chronic diseases, and research suggests that targeting the microbiome as part
Antibiotics are known to influence the growth of bacteria in the human body. But new research led by a team at the European Molecular Biology
A strain of Staphylococcus epidermis found on human skin contains a chemical with cancer-fighting abilities, according to a study published yesterday (February 28) in Science
Blowflies and houseflies are mechanical vectors inhabiting synanthropic environments around the world. They feed and breed in fecal and decaying organic matter, but the microbiome
This week, two studies offer a raft of evidence from cancer patients suggesting that the gut microbiome—the community of bacteria, viruses, and other bugs living
Mice born by Cesarean section grow up to be heftier than their counterparts born vaginally, a new study shows. The result, published today (October 11)
Tracking 265 people’s various microbial communities, researchers have provided a wealth of data on microbiome variation across the body and over time. As part of
The importance of delivery method for the development of babies’ gut bacteria has come into question in recent months. A new study from University of
The importance of delivery method for the development of babies’ gut bacteria has come into question in recent months. A new study from University of
Emerging evidence indicates that the immune system can influence microbiome composition. Chen et al. now report that patients with active ulcerative colitis have low expression
Several factors have been identified that could be responsible for the collapse of honeybee populations. However, Raymann et al. have identified an antibiotic that appears
Many people with Parkinson’s disease have digestive symptoms like constipation years before they have neurological symptoms, and scientists have found differences in the gut microbiome
Lose weight, gain it back. That’s the frustrating routine for many individuals who have experienced only short-term success with diets. To examine the microbial and
S ince the dawn of microbiology, researchers have focused on pathogens that make us and our domesticated animals and plants sick. Because the onset of
Before we understood that DNA was the genetic code, scientists knew that bacteria transferred it between cells. In 1928, 25 years before the structure of
Each newly-formed T cell bears a unique T cell receptor (TCR) that recognizes a particular antigen. But how a given TCR shapes the fate of
Evidence emerges almost daily in support of the microbiome’s influence on a variety of body systems and disease states. Yet, can it be true that
Earlier this year, Seres Therapeutics publishedpromising data from an early-stage trial for its SER-109, a pill containing bacterial spores isolated from stool samples for patients
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