Gut microbes can alter your mood and your hormones, affecting your libido. Exercise, better sleep, and a few dietary tweaks ...

“When humans migrated around the world, our gut microbiomes came with us. We're now losing many of those ancient microbial ...

The microbiome isn’t what it used to be in many parts of the world. The shift of species may be affecting the well-being of ...

As waves of humans left Africa tens of thousands of years ago, eventually populating the entire planet, they were joined on ...

New research looks at the surprising similarities in the gut microbiomes of hunter-gathers in Tanzania and horticulturalists ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered distinct gut microbiome patterns in adults 50 or younger with colorectal and breast cancers compared with those diagnosed later in life—one of several findings ...

Scientists have found evidence that some gut bacterial populations can spread rapidly between people and across continents, suggesting the microbiome may be more transmissible than previously thought.

Co-host, "CBS Mornings" & Correspondent, "60 Minutes" Norah O'Donnell is a multiple Emmy-Award winning "60 Minutes" correspondent and co-host of "CBS Mornings." Previously, O'Donnell served as the ...

Common medications may reshape the gut microbiome long after the last dose is taken. In a study of more than 2,500 people, researchers found lasting microbial changes linked not only to antibiotics, ...

THE TRILLIONs of bugs in a human gut digest complex carbohydrates into fatty acids that provide about 10% of an individual’s calories. They synthesise vitamins, notably K (which regulates blood ...

If you want to get your digestive system moving, sometimes all you need to do is get moving yourself. Along with its well-known benefits for your heart, lungs and muscles, regular physical activity ...

The human microbiome is essential to our health, but scientists still know very little about it. Two researchers set out to map this largely uncharted terrain. Credit...Illustration by James Zucco ...