Scientists found that compared with those who don’t drink at all, people who drink at low-to-moderate levels have a more diverse gut...

Genetically speaking, we are more microbe than human and, whether on our skin or up our nose, they are essential to our health. Here are...

Microbes constitute the most prevalent life form on Earth, yet their remarkable diversity remains mostly unrecognized. Microbial...

Urbanization associates with restricted gut #microbiome diversity & delayed maturation in infants in Senegal. •Urban infants also more...

How your #necrobiome recycles your body to nourish new life. Studies show that not only do our microbes continue to live on after we die,...

Review article highlights recent understanding of biogeography of oral niches at the species level & summarizes the relationship between...

Sequencing the #microbiome of hunter-gatherers & city-dwellers shows that Western lifestyle decreases diversity of gut-bacteria...

Compared with viromes of young adults (>18 yr) & old people (>60 yr), centenarians have diverse #virome including previously undescribed...

Centenarians display youth-associated features in gut #microbiome such as over-representation of #Bacteroides-dominated enterotype,...

In healthy people, #probiotic supplements offer little benefit & can potentially do more harm than good. Studies show that taking...

Study found mucins shape oral #microbiota by serving as nutrients to support metabolic diversity, organizing spatial structure thru...

#exercise has many benefits—strengthening muscles and bones, preventing disease and extending lifespan. It is also known to change the...

The microbiomes of physically active people can be quite different from those of people who rarely #exercise #microbiome #microbiota Your...

The largest & most diverse review to date has found evidence that who you live with & who you were raised by could have a greater impact...

People living in same household or in regular contact tend to have same microbes in their guts & mouths. The study raises possibility...

A new yearlong weight-loss study has identified behaviors & biomarkers that contribute to short- & long-term #weightloss. The biomarkers...

A new model of vertical #microbiome transmission between mother and child has been reported. Researchers say microbes in the maternal gut...

And how do #prebiotics differ from #probiotics? Experts weigh in on how these trendy supplements may influence your well-being....

Study found that gut #microbiome changes with age, & that it loses aspects of a general core microbiome & strays toward a more individual...

Scientists studied fecal samples from >1,000 recipients of kidney & liver transplants to learn how gut #microbiome impacts...