Gut bacteria can help cure food allergies
Clostridia, a class of bacteria, have been able to block peanut allergens in mice
Artificial sweeteners may be contributing to diabetes epidemic
Study shows they react with gut bacteria to cause glucose intolerance
Gut microbes can cause severe malnutrition
Study on Malawian children suffering from kwashiorkor establishes the link
Bust the gut
Scientists are studying microbes in the gut in far greater detail to devise therapies to fight obesity
Gut feeling
Finally, a book that breaks down the science of our gut
Sniffing around flatus for cures
Scientists look for innovative ways to analyse flatus gases to understand gut health
Earthworm gut may offer new ways of efficient recycling of organic waste
Earthworm gut provides an ideal environment to nurture a variety of cellulose-degrading bacteria because of which they are able to convert …
Studying poop samples, scientists find clues on health and disease
Agricultural antibiotics, those fed to animals, were detected in many people who claimed they hadn’t taken antibiotics in the year prior to …
Scientists explain strange behaviour of gut bacteria resistant to TB drugs
Indian researchers have found that drug resistance seen in bifidobacteria is naturally occurring and can’t be passed on to other bacteria
Microbial metabolite from berries may help address bowel disease
Indian researchers find that it's the metabolite that forms during breaking down of berries and pomegranates in the gut that keeps gut lining …
MIT scientists develop technique to identify power producing bacteria
This technique can help sort bacteria present in mines, lakes or even in our gut into those that can power batteries
New ingestible, 3D printed pill can analyse gut microbiome
The biocompatible pill can easily sample different stages of the gastrointestinal tract, which was till now impossible to track non-invasively
Antibiotic resistance: 'Some bacterial pathogens are resistant to all antibiotics'
Tobias Dörr, a microbiologist at Cornell University, New York, is researching on protecting beneficial microbes from antibiotics. He speaks …
Biodiversity loss could be making us sick – here’s why
Promoting connections with nature — including the microbes many of us currently shun — should be a key part of …