microbiome

Gut Microbes Influence Autism-Related Behaviors

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: A new study demonstrates the profound influence of gut microbes on behavior, particularly in the context of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). ...

Dad’s Gut Bacteria Affects Child’s Health

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers uncovered a significant link between the gut microbiota of male mice and the health and survival of their offspring. The ...

AI Links Gut Microbiome to Alzheimer’s

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers are pioneering the use of artificial intelligence to explore how the gut microbiome influences Alzheimer’s disease. Their latest study employs ...

Nose vs. Gut: Unraveling Parkinson’s Toxic Origins

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: A pivotal hypothesis paper challenges existing theories on Parkinson’s disease origins, proposing environmental toxicants as key culprits. This study suggests that ...

Probiotics Plus Vitamin D Improve Schizophrenia Symptoms

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: A new study suggests probiotics with vitamin D might improve cognitive function in people with schizophrenia. The study involved 70 adults ...

Gut Bacteria May Play Role in Vision Loss

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers found a surprising connection between gut bacteria and inherited eye diseases, potentially opening new treatment avenues using antimicrobials. They discovered ...

Does Gut Bacteria Drive Sexual Behavior?

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers shed light on the complex world of gut microbiota, particularly focusing on the Segatella species, a group previously underexplored due ...

A conserved interdomain microbial network underpins cadaver decomposition despite environmental variables

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Swift, M. J., Heal, O. W. & Anderson, J. M. Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems (Blackwell Scientific, 1979). Carter, D. O., Yellowlees, D. ...

Scientists discover weird virus-like ‘obelisks’ in the human gut and mouth

Health
Sarah Carter

We may have an adequate understanding of the human body in that, well, we invented aspirin and sequenced the genome, but researchers ...

‘Wildly weird’ RNA bits discovered infesting the microbes in our guts

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Streptococcus sanguinis bacteria live in the human mouth and are hosts to a newly described group of RNA entities.Credit: UK Health Security ...