For the first time, a team of experts from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), RWTH Aachen University, and the German ...

Microbiome is as unique as a fingerprint. These bacteria perform important jobs, including maintaining the intestinal barrier ...

Colon cancer is a particularly deadly form of cancer, and the incidence of the disease is rising, especially among younger people. Research has suggested that the composition of the gut microbiome, or ...

A bacterial toxin called colibactin, produced by certain strains of E. coli, appears to alter gut DNA in a way that prompts colon cancer, researchers report in the journal Nature. Photo by ...

A toxin secreted by cholera bacteria can inhibit the growth of colorectal cancer without causing any measurable damage to the ...

The state of the gut microbiome plays a key role in maintaining health and preventing a range of diseases, from digestive ...

In a recent study published in Nature, scientists used murine models to investigate how certain bacteria, such as Escherichia coli strains that contain a polyketide synthase (pks) island encoding ...

A novel treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is on the horizon, with the discovery that two specific gut microbes produce serotonin that protects against inflammation and damage. Scientists ...

SIBO is when bacteria that normally live in your colon start growing too much in your small intestine. Diagnosing SIBO is tricky. There’s no perfect test, and symptoms like bloating and gas can be ...

It's unclear why colon cancer cases have doubled in people under 55 over the past two decades, a staggering rise that has alarmed doctors and cancer researchers. But part of the story could be ...

Abdominal fat is not a uniform tissue. A new study from Karolinska Institutet, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, and ...