Many people reach for a cup of coffee after a big meal. That can work for some—but it isn’t always a good idea for everyone. How coffee affects the gut…

Why Breakfast Is the Best Time If you want to add more fiber to your diet, the easiest place to start is breakfast. People call breakfast the most important meal…

Your gut hosts more than 3,000 bacterial species. We know those microbes help digestion and support immunity. But could they also push us toward certain flavors and dishes — in…

Researchers studying people who live to 100 and beyond have repeatedly noticed how important gut health is for longevity. Here’s a striking example. In 2024, Spanish-born María Branyas, the world’s…

A new study from a team at University College Cork, part of the National University of Ireland, found that both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee positively change the gut microbiome —…

Researchers at Nottingham Trent University (NTU, UK) noticed that married couples share many of the same gut, oral, and skin microbes. But how does that affect partners’ health? Living with…

Almost all of us feel shy sometimes, especially in unfamiliar or uncomfortable situations. But social anxiety is something else entirely. The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)…

Previous studies on mice have already shown that inflammation may be transmitted to younger individuals through gut microbiota. This has established a connection between the digestive system and brain health.…

Surprisingly, there aren’t as many scientific studies on this topic as you might think. It primarily interests medical professionals focused on infection prevention and control. A few years ago, a…

A team of researchers from the Institute of Computational Biology at George Washington University investigated the “grandma hypothesis” about washing different areas of the body and found that people often…

A team of researchers at Nanjing Medical University in China has uncovered one of the key causes of insomnia. Most of us would likely never think to look for it…

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego reached a surprising conclusion. Typically, space explorers spend about six months aboard the International Space Station (ISS). However, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams…

How well your gut moves affects your health and well-being, says Nick Aylott, a biotechnologist and bioinformatician from the University of Oxford. What Did the Expert Report? Once food is…

The team from the University of Trento (Italy) engaged 21,561 volunteers in their research. This robust sample size allowed scientists to explore the connection between diet and gut microbiome health.…

A team from the University of Helsinki enrolled 75 toddlers, ages 3 to 5, from 10 preschools in the Finnish capital for the experiment. The researchers found that just one…

Researchers at University College Cork in Ireland transplanted gut microbes from people with social anxiety disorder into ordinary mice. After the procedure, the rodents stayed healthy but began to show…

In recent years, weight-loss and diabetes drugs have become widely used around the world. They help people shed extra pounds and manage blood sugar. Our bodies make natural versions of…

If you love sleeping in on weekends, here’s some bad news: sleeping just 90 extra minutes beyond your usual wake-up time can disrupt your body’s biological clock and harm your…

The human body is a complex ecosystem of living microorganisms. They live on the skin and mucous membranes—and inside the lungs, bile ducts, reproductive organs and various bodily fluids. One…

A team led by Dr. Raaj Mehta, a Harvard Medical School faculty member and a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, analyzed the link between citrus consumption, the gut microbiome, and…

A new study found that eating yogurt regularly may lower the risk of colorectal cancer by diversifying the gut microbiome. By contrast, a poor diet, obesity, and a lack of…

Do you love junk food? Blame it on the Black Death — the pandemic that wiped out millions in the Middle Ages. The second plague pandemic, which killed about 60…

The record of María Branyas has officially been recognized by experts from the Guinness World Records. To uncover how Ms. María managed to live such a long life, scientists from…

Fruits and vegetables are a key part of the human diet, but scientists are only just beginning to understand how our bodies break down cellulose, the most abundant organic compound…