Women with polycystic ovary syndrome carry a measurably different gut microbial fingerprint from healthy peers, and a new multi-omics study suggests those microbial shifts may be doing more than hitching a ride on the disease.
Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have traced a molecular path from gut bacteria to anxiety circuits in the brain, and the key messenger is a class of compounds called indoles. The findings are preliminary but could reshape how researchers approach probiotic treatments for anxiety.
Transplanting fecal bacteria from people with high blood pressure into germ-free mice was enough to raise their systolic pressure, stiffen their arteries, and scar their kidneys. New research suggests the gut microbiome may be an active driver of hypertension's worst consequences.
What if the treatment for inflammatory bowel disease lived inside you, activated only when and where it was needed? Researchers in China have built a gut bacterium that does exactly that.
The gut may betray signs of Alzheimer's disease long before a clinical diagnosis arrives. New research finds that people with mild cognitive impairment already carry gut microbiome signatures strikingly similar to those in full Alzheimer's.
A natural compound found in everyday foods like lentils, nuts, and whole grains may do far more than sit quietly in your diet. New research shows it can activate a key epigenetic enzyme that keeps the gut barrier intact.
A stomach bacterium best known for causing ulcers may also be quietly driving one of the world's fastest-growing liver conditions, and a sweeping new study puts hard numbers on the risk.
A new genetic study has traced a causal path from specific gut microbes to liver cancer, using chromosomal inheritance patterns to cut through the noise of diet, lifestyle, and reverse causation.
A bacterium that normally lives in your mouth has been caught colonizing tumors across six cancer types, rewriting immune signals and accelerating metastasis in ways that could reshape how oncologists think about treatment resistance.
Eating at irregular times does more than disrupt your schedule. A large Korean study found it raises the odds of depression by 55%, with breakfast skipping and monotonous diets compounding the harm considerably.
