Many common drugs can impact the composition of gut microbiome communities. Scientists compared directly, for the first time, the effect of 30 diverse drug treatments on bacteria when they were grown ...

Many human medications can directly inhibit the growth and alter the function of the bacteria that constitute our gut ...

The filamentous bacterium Corynebacterium matruchotii has a unique reproductive strategy that might allow it to claim territory quickly.

Scientists have identified two types of microbes in the gut using data from a year-long study of the same patients and ...

As astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore wait for the troubled Boeing Starliner to return to the International ...

Apples are rich in dietary fiber, a type of complex carbohydrate that our body isn’t capable of digesting on its own. That ...

Austin's freshwater mussels, notably the Texas fatmucket, are garnering conservation efforts for their water purification ...

The trillions of bacteria living in our gut have an extraordinary effect on our health. They’re in charge of digestion, ...

In the period spanning 2017-2021, a mere 12 new antibiotics entered the market, with only one capable of targeting all the ...

Gut bacteria that have been disrupted in infancy can lead to greater aggression later in life, including causing changes to ...