The microbiome of infants is shaped by social relationships from an early age and not only by family sources, finds a recent ...

Distinct dietary patterns in Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis affect gut microbiota and inflammation, supporting the development of microbiome-informed dietary interventions.

A large proportion of a baby’s developing microbiota comes from their peers at nursery, even after just one month of ...

The incidence of asthma, autoimmune diseases and obesity has increased in children in recent decades. New research from the NYU Langone Medical Center in New York shows the rates of these conditions ...

How much can six days of eating just oats, milk, and water change your gut microbiome? According to a recent exploratory study published in eGastroenterology, the answer is more complex than expected.

Every meal you eat feeds more than just you. The trillions of microbes in your gut thrive—or suffer—depending on what’s on ...

By Sean Mowbray Invisible in their trillions, microbes dwell in our bodies, grow in soils, live on trees and are integral to ...

Researchers have mapped how microbes underpin our food systems—and how we can stop their decline. Published in Frontiers in Science, their map of "agri-food system microbiomes" reveals how players at ...

Technological advancements in computation and genetics have enabled researchers to sequence the genomes of vast numbers of organisms. With metagenomics techniques, researchers are able to sequence all ...

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The microbes living in sourdough starters don’t just appear by chance—they’re shaped by what bakers feed them. New research ...