Gut bacteria rapidly adapt to processed food additives, revealing how modern diets can reshape microbial evolution worldwide.

One of the strongest links involved a gene called St6galnac1. This gene adds sugar molecules to the mucus lining of the gut.

Most people first hear about “eating for your genotype” through the popular blood-type diet. In simple terms, it suggests ...

Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of ...

People who ate 50+ grams of high-fat cheese daily had 13% lower dementia risk, while milk, yogurt, and low-fat dairy showed ...

Before Todd Leach lost his father to a rare, aggressive form of stomach cancer, his dad gave him one last gift: a genetic ...

Sarah Jividen, RN, BSN, is a trained neuro/trauma, and emergency room nurse turned healthcare writer. As a journalism major, she combined her love for writing with her passion for high-level patient ...

Gut microbiome composition may be shaped not only by an individual’s own genes but also by the genes of their friends ...

Specifically, individuals who consumed roughly 1.8 ounces of full-fat cheese daily showed a 13 percent reduced risk of ...

As antibiotic-resistant bacteria threaten global health, Hebrew University scientists use innovative method to discover PreS, ...

New research found certain kinds of cheese and cream were neuroprotective, but study limitations make that finding unlikely, experts say.

In humans, only two genes have been reliably linked to gut bacteria: the lactase gene, which influences milk-digesting ...