Your lifelong health could ultimately depend on the invisible microbes that first colonize your body. Understanding these microbes better might help doctors offer targeted treatments—changing ...

Your dentist has probably nagged you a million times to floss. But have they ever told you it could save your life? Keeping ...

A recent study explores one fascinating aspect of this partnership: how gut bacteria team up with the host body to regulate ...

A dermatologist has explained there's a quick and easy way to get rid of body odour by using just one product - and you may ...

The three most important volatile fatty acids are acetate, propionate and butyrate. While these are all associated with good ...

Advances in genetic technology have opened a window into the populous and powerful world of microbial life in and around the human body. Illustration by Stephanie Dalton Cowan Of all the cases ...

In fact, recent studies suggest that bacteria on your body may strengthen your skin's defense system, but if you never clean your belly button, they'll grow unencumbered, and that can be a problem.

What you eat isn't just nutrition for you, it also feeds the trillions of bacteria that live in your gut. Every person is different, but if you want to improve your digestion, lose weight or look ...

The human body contains an estimated 30 trillion human cells and 38 trillion bacterial cells. 2 The beneficial microbes in your body work together to support functions such as digestion ...

There are more than 100 trillion microbes in your gut—at least double the number of cells in your body. In total, your gut microbiome weighs around 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds), about the same as a ...

From your first breath, trillions of tiny microbes colonize your body, shaping your health in surprising ways. Among these unseen residents, fungi and bacteria living in your gut play a crucial ...