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

Groundbreaking research reveals that human microbes can trigger genetic brain activity in other species, suggesting our ...

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

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

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

In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

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Compared to other large primates, humans have unusually big brains. Now, scientists have suggested that the large size of our brains may have been influenced by the gut microbiome. The microbes in the ...

Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping ...

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