Know how your gut microbiome influences brain function, immunity, and disease risk, and learn simple ways to improve gut ...

Gut bacteria aren’t just passive passengers—they can actively send proteins straight into our cells. Using microscopic injection systems, even harmless microbes can influence immune responses and ...

Trillions of microbes live in the human gastrointestinal tract, where they play critical roles in our health and biology; they can help us break down food, absorb nutrients; and they affect the immune ...

Gut health is central to immunity: Roughly 70% of your immune system resides in your digestive tract, directly influencing how your body responds to allergens. The “Gut-Allergy Axis” connects ...

A groundbreaking study carried out in Israel and Ethiopia, and released on Thursday, sheds light on how bacteria in the gut can actively boost the immune defenses in people living with early stages of ...

Immune genes have been found to help shape the gut microbiome in wild animals, potentially benefitting health and survival. Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UK) have uncovered a hidden ...

Vitamin D supplementation may help shape how the immune system responds to gut bacteria in people with inflammatory bowel ...

A new study suggests that vitamin D may help people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by promoting a more balanced, ...

A quiet but powerful process begins the moment food touches your mouth. Long before your immune system reacts, bacteria in ...

A group of researchers at the University of Guelph believe they may have found the missing piece of the puzzle to producing ...