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A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways associated with differences in brain size and cognitive function A new study sug ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

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A large study has revealed that dozens of widely used chemicals can damage beneficial gut bacteria. Many of these substances, ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines of attack is to cling ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

Most conversations about breast milk tend to focus on topics like nutrients, antibodies and bonding time rather than bacteria. But it turns out that ...

You can now purchase postbiotics in supplement form and some studies look promising, but do they actually benefit gut health?

The human gastrointestinal tract houses roughly 100 trillion microorganisms (good bacteria). These microorganisms make up ...