For the first time, scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years. The research ...

Researchers have identified how Lactobacillus, a member of our guts’ microbiome community, affects a critical immune system protein, influencing stress levels and mental health. The findings could ...

Polyphenols can influence the composition and activity of gut microbiota. They act as fuel for beneficial gut bacteria such ...

Bacteria are everywhere, even in our bodies. While some might be dangerous, many have beneficial, positive roles. Researchers have now found that there are lactobacilli in the urinary tracts of human ...

Recurrent cystitis (RC) is a frequent infection of the urinary tract and bladder, which is highly prevalent among postmenopausal women. Under healthy circumstances, the human vagina is home to a host ...

You’ve come to the right place. This is where fermented foods, as well as prebiotics and probiotics, play their major role.

Just as Smita Gopinath, Ph.D., was setting up her microbiology and immunology lab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the COVID-19 pandemic struck and shut things down. With no lab space or ...