Further tests are needed to determine whether the protective effects of these compounds could ultimately help prevent or treat Alzheimer's 

Team investigated the effects of three different dietary fats on the amount of C. albicans in the mouse gut

Findings can lead to gut replacement therapy in people with intestinal deficiencies

The four-year grant will allow the Georgia State professor to study how emulsifiers affect bacteria in the intestinal tract

Research supports the hygiene hypothesis that we’re making our environment too clean

Dried plums found to promote retention of beneficial bacteria throughout the colon

Newly tolerant infants had higher levels of several strains of bacteria that produce short chain fatty acids

Study is first to show that flour milled from whole grape seeds is able to reduce blood cholesterol levels

Findings could lead to advances in the use of bacteria to treat intestinal diseases, among other applications

Gut microbes affect circadian rhythms in mice, study says