Dear Doctors: I had to take antibiotics recently, and I want to help my gut microbiome recover. My doctor said instead of taking probiotics, I should eat a lot of high-fiber foods. I was surprised ...

Intestinal cysts are uncommon but not always harmless. Often silent, they can grow until they trigger pain, bowel changes or ...

The gut communicates with the rest of your body in many different ways and understanding what it is trying to tell you is critical to optimizing your overall health from the inside out.

Something you might already know intuitively but maybe need a written reminder of once in a while: Good gut health is the gateway to better overall health. “Our gut is a complex, complicated organ ...

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have uncovered how a ...

The researchers studied volatile organic compounds in the breath and determined some may have diagnostic utility for issues in the gut microbiome, as well as for asthma.

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Two recent studies from the University of California, Riverside, published in the same issue of Gut Microbes highlight the ...

Two recent studies from the University of California, Riverside, published in the same issue of Gut Microbes highlight the role of a gene called PTPN2 in protecting the gut from harmful bacteria ...

Visceral fat is usually associated with type 2 diabetes and heart disease, but researchers say it could help fight infections ...