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A quiet but powerful process begins the moment food touches your mouth. Long before your immune system reacts, bacteria in ...

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A high-protein diet rich in casein and wheat gluten could "disarm" cholera bacteria, cutting infection levels by 100-fold, a ...

Bacteria that cause intestinal infections typically avoid a stinky chemical - one that can kill them at high enough concentrations - inside human intestines, but they may actually swim toward it when ...

Recent studies not only show the importance of the microbiome but also give clear indicators as to how changes in gut ...

People with celiac disease have lower levels of fiber-metabolizing gut microbes. In a celiac disease mouse model, adding inulin fiber and specific bacteria reduced gut inflammation.

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Many people with celiac disease are advised to eat more fiber to support digestion and manage symptoms, either through diet ...

In a new study, Northwestern University neurobiologists discovered that gut bacteria and the nose work together to shape ...

Previously unseen bacteria have been discovered inside beached pygmy sperm whales, baffling scientists due to their potential ...