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 ...

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 ...

When dentists look inside your mouth, they’re not just looking for cavities. They’re looking for gum disease and oral cancers, as well as assessing the overall health of the millions of bacteria, ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...

The UAB Department of Microbiology will host the 2025 Susan Roberts Dubay Endowed Lecture on Oct. 14, welcoming Lora Hooper, Ph.D., as this year’s keynote speaker presenting, “Vitamin A and barrier ...

Taking antibiotics can often lead to a collection of side effects: constipation, diarrhea, and bloating, for example. This happens because antibiotics are meant to target infection-causing bacteria, ...

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 ...

A team of researchers has developed an innovative computational tool that analyzes the gut microbiome, a complex ecosystem of trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microorganisms within the ...

Your gut microbiome is like a thriving city of 100 trillion microscopic residents, invisible to the naked eye, living in your gut. No gut microbiome is the same – making yours truly one of a kind, ...

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, ...

Artificial sweeteners promise sweetness with few or no calories, driving both their popularity and controversy. Recent studies have raised questions about their impact on the gut microbiome- a complex ...