University of California San Diego researchers have developed a new tool for understanding and modifying any microbiome, ...

Reducing inflammation: Chronic, low-grade inflammation is linked to a wide range of health concerns. Postbiotics appear to ...

Probiotics have become a buzzword in grocery aisles and on social media, in part because of a growing body of research highlighting the importance of a healthy gut microbiome – the body’s vast ...

Garden beds don’t run on luck—they run on life. Beneath every thriving plant sits a bustling underground world of microbes, ...

Through photosynthesis, plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich carbon compounds such as glucose. These compounds not only sustain the plant's own growth and ...

For better gut heath, avoid red meat, alcohol, and processed or artificially sweetened foods. Your gut is home to trillions of microorganisms—including fungi, bacteria, and viruses—that play a crucial ...

Scientists have developed a new way to fight gum disease without wiping out the mouth’s helpful bacteria—a major shift from traditional treatments. Instead of killing everything, this targeted ...

Nearly half of American adults over 30 have some form of gum disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most treat it with antiseptic rinses and fluoride toothpastes that ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers have developed a new antibiotic that effectively fights several bacteria while sparing helpful bacteria in the gut. Guido Mieth/Getty Images Antibiotics are valuable in ...

I stopped sending peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to school with my kids around 2007. That was roughly the moment when people started talking about a dramatic rise in the number of children with ...

Researchers have developed a powerful new tool that can track how microbes spread between people with unprecedented precision ...