Scientists have only recently come to understand the contributions of microbiomes to human health and illness.

Researchers have now found out how wine compounds are protective against neuronal death: they should pass through your stomach first

The study further implicates viruses in the development of autoimmune disorders such as celiac disease and type 1 diabetes, and raises the possibility that vaccines could one day be used to prevent these diseases

Communities found to coordinate feeding to streamline efficiency

WashU engineer to test E. coli strain to balance effects of ‘adrenaline rush’ in soldiers

Scientists found that a common antibiotic cleared out beneficial gut bacteria in the bees, making way for a harmful pathogen, which also occurs in humans, to get a foothold

In a recently published study, researchers describe how inflammation can go unchecked in the absence of a certain inflammation inhibitor called NLRP12

Researchers have shown how the community of bacteria present in the soil of land that had been cleared and grazed for 100 years was returned to its natural state just eight years after revegetation with native plants

Clinical trials will need to be done determine whether yeast exacerbates IBD in people as it does in mice

Based on their findings, the researchers are optimistic that their discovery will hold true in people and are planning to confirm their findings in patients with depression