NASA researchers suggest that adding microbes to space habitats could help astronauts' immune systems stay stronger.

By feeding our gut cells, it helps them to grow and function optimally, strengthening our gut barrier against invading harmful microbes. Butyrate also appears to be anti-inflammatory, helping to ...

Genomic sequencing has revealed that individual strains of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and Candida auris ...

The overly sterile environment of the International Space Station is missing important microbes, a new detailed map shows. If ...

In fact, new research suggests that about 10% of every woman's breast milk contains complex carbohydrates that cannot be digested by the infant, but which fortify an infant's microbiome bacteria.

Beneficial gut microbes help train your immune system to tell the difference between harmful and harmless pathogens and strengthen your intestinal barrier and limit the growth of harmful pathogens ...

“Future built environments, including space stations, could benefit from intentionally fostering diverse microbial ...

Microplastics are everywhere. Meanwhile, colorectal cancer rates are rising in young adults. Could there be a connection?

Researchers found that the International Space Station (ISS) has a much lower diversity of microbes than human-built Earth ...

Understanding the complex interplay of gut microbes and health Our intestines ... and examining how this competition helps prevent harmful bacteria from overgrowing and disrupting the balanced ...

Zooming out from the test animals, the experiment proves it’s possible to degrade environmentally harmful mercury early ... reductase), found in many microbes. These enzymes were chosen for ...