(Kaisphoto/E+/Getty Images) There's a heap of compelling evidence that keeping your pearly whites squeaky clean benefits the ...

Researchers at Umeå University have shown that two soil bacteria can work together to influence potato development. The bacterial partnership triggered distinct responses in potato plants and was ...

New research has found that social interactions among meerkats may be crucial to their health and survival—thanks to the sharing of beneficial gut bacteria. Microbiomes provide many health-related ...

Many people with celiac disease are advised to eat more fiber to support digestion and manage symptoms, either through diet or prescribed fiber supplements. New research from McMaster University shows ...

A study in the US trialling genetically modified gut bacteria in humans has had a potential escapee after the microbe mutated. The team of researchers at Stanford University undertook early clinical ...

The finding out about bacteria and the consumption of different fats comes from a study using mice. Experiments revealed that mice fed a diet rich in fish oil had a different gut microbial composition ...

Bacteria that lurk in food can make that food delicious or deadly. Why is it that some bacteria in food are safe and even beneficial, while others are harmful and can cause illness? "Over millions of ...

A large study has revealed that dozens of widely used chemicals can damage beneficial gut bacteria. Many of these substances, found in pesticides and everyday industrial products, were never thought ...