For more than a century, the womb has been largely considered a sterile environment.

I've shamefully failed to wash my bedding for a month, so microbiologists tell me what I should be doing, and why

After launching an at-home vaginal microbiome test in 2021, Evvy its expanding its services.

Growing microbes for applications ranging from food to therapeutics all face a key challenging — engineering novel optimized strains at scale.

There are trillions of microbes in the human gut, and many of them perform essential functions that keep us healthy.

A study published in The ISME Journal identified 522 genomes of archaea and bacteria associated with the roots and soil of two plant species native

Researchers at University of Galway associated with APC Microbiome Ireland, a world-leading SFI Research Centre, have created a resource of over 7,

Researchers at University of Galway associated with APC Microbiome Ireland have created a resource of over 7,000 digital microbes—enabling computer

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What's considered normal body temperature varies from person to person, yet overall, the average basal temperature of the human body has decre

To reach this conclusion, the researchers analysed the stool and blood samples of 37 Tibetan Buddhist monks from three temples and 19 secular resid

However, there is still very limited knowledge on how the bacteria and other microbes that make up the microbiome are acquired and transmitted amon

Gut microbes found in Buddhist monks have been linked to lower risks of anxiety, depression and even cardio-vascular disease, thus lowering the ris

Meditation might help a person's gut health -- but it takes a lot of meditation over a long time.

The largest terrestrial carbon sink on Earth is the planet's soil.

Tibetan Buddhist monks appear to have gut microbes that differ substantially from others living near them, a new study reports.

Now, an international team of researchers has helped to untangle one of the knottiest questions involving soil microbes and climate change: what ef

Here he explains . . . IT really depends on having a healthy population of gut microbes.

Diabetic retinopathy, which results in progressive damage to the blood vessels in the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye, is the main ca

In the past decade, researchers have started appreciating the importance of two-way communication that occurs between microbes in the gastrointesti

"Gut microbes can communicate with the brain through several routes, for example by producing metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids and

Studies are underway to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the development of babies and young children — and in particular their mic

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