Gut Microbiome Research & News (Page 16)

Gut Microbiome Research & News

Your Gut Is Running the Show — Here's What Science Says About It

Your Gut Is Running the Show — Here's What Science Says About It

Your gut microbiome — 38 trillion microbes unique to you — actively shapes your immune system, metabolism, and mood. New research reveals these microbes perform critical functions and may influence your risk for dozens of diseases.

Your Gut Has a Social Life: What the Latest Microbiome Science Means for Your Health

Your Gut Has a Social Life: What the Latest Microbiome Science Means for Your Health

Research shows gut microbiomes are more dynamic than previously understood, influencing immunity, metabolism, and disease risk. Key findings include early social environments shaping infant microbiomes, diet-driven fat tissue remodeling, and gut bacteria's role in mental health and disease preventio

Your Gut Is Basically a Second Brain — Here's What the Science Says

Your Gut Is Basically a Second Brain — Here's What the Science Says

Research reveals that the gut microbiome — home to roughly 100 trillion bacteria — functions as a sophisticated organ influencing immunity, metabolism, and even mood through the gut-brain axis. Scientists have identified three distinct gut "enterotypes" dominated by different bacterial genera that a