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Probiotic
Live microorganisms that are ingested and are thought to be benign, with the common claim that they help restore gut flora. There is no significant support for this claim however, and in fact they may sometimes cause negative effects.
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DEC 21, 2017Cancer
Famous for its distinctive resemblance to a mini brain, the walnut is not only tasty, but also packs a punch in health b ...NOV 08, 2017Microbiology
Over the last several decades the growth of the aquaculture industry has accelerated. Aquaculture can be defined as the ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 08, 2017Microbiology
Bacteria live on and in us and have been found to exert a major influence on our health. Researchers want to know about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2017Cancer
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. But good bacteria, s ...AUG 24, 2017Microbiology
Scientists are learning more about the specialized microbiomes of elite athletes.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2017Cancer
Alternative medicine options are becoming increasingly popular among patients. But results from a new study suggests tha ...AUG 16, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 10, 2017Microbiology
Evidently, we’ve entered the next generation of probiotics. From what I gather, next-generation probiotics are rat ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 18, 2017Microbiology
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) affects millions of people worldwide and could become the third leading cau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2017Microbiology
Yogurt is more than an excellent source of protein, calcium, and gut-healthy probiotic bacteria. A protein isolated from ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioJUN 20, 2017Microbiology
Honeybees are critical to the world's food supply, and they are dying off in dramatic numbers. People have to do more to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2017Microbiology
Scientists introduced a gene circuit with a sensor and a reporter to a bacterium, which can survive for up to 6 months i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2017Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It's known that the amount of inflammation-related molecules in the blood increases and becomes a strong risk factor for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2017Microbiology
Acne is a common skin problem and the causes are not understood, but researchers are gaining insight into how bacteria i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2017Immunology
Does owning a family pet decrease the risk of your baby developing allergies and becoming obese? Maybe. Building on year ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 07, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at Rice University are putting bacteria to work as biosensors of gut inflammation. Gut inflammation i ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 14, 2017Neuroscience
Is it true that you are what you eat? Well have some bacteria then and get happy. Actually it’s much more complex ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 03, 2017Microbiology
New research out of the Baylor College of Medicine establishes a link between gut microbes and hypertension. That’ ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 25, 2017Microbiology
Bacteriocins are toxins made by one bacterium to kill other bacteria. Not very nice, but it’s a tough world out th ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 29, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Deep in our gastrointestinal tract, a community of microbes lives in symbiosis with our bodies. That community, called t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2016Microbiology
Animals live in symbiosis with microorganisms, and that concept was established as early as the nineteenth century ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2016Microbiology
These days, it seems like gut microbes are important for nearly every aspect of human health. Recently, researchers from ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 20, 2016Immunology
Two body systems thought to be functionally separate have been found to be connected through gut bacteria. From Oregon S ...Written By: Kara Marker
DEC 21, 2017
Cancer
Famous for its distinctive resemblance to a mini brain, the walnut is not only tasty, but also packs a punch in health b
...
NOV 08, 2017
Microbiology
Over the last several decades the growth of the aquaculture industry has accelerated. Aquaculture can be defined as the
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 08, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteria live on and in us and have been found to exert a major influence on our health. Researchers want to know about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2017
Cancer
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. But good bacteria, s
...
AUG 24, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists are learning more about the specialized microbiomes of elite athletes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2017
Cancer
Alternative medicine options are becoming increasingly popular among patients. But results from a new study suggests tha
...
AUG 16, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 10, 2017
Microbiology
Evidently, we’ve entered the next generation of probiotics. From what I gather, next-generation probiotics are rat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 18, 2017
Microbiology
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) affects millions of people worldwide and could become the third leading cau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2017
Microbiology
Yogurt is more than an excellent source of protein, calcium, and gut-healthy probiotic bacteria. A protein isolated from
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
JUN 20, 2017
Microbiology
Honeybees are critical to the world's food supply, and they are dying off in dramatic numbers. People have to do more to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists introduced a gene circuit with a sensor and a reporter to a bacterium, which can survive for up to 6 months i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's known that the amount of inflammation-related molecules in the blood increases and becomes a strong risk factor for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2017
Microbiology
Acne is a common skin problem and the causes are not understood, but researchers are gaining insight into how bacteria i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2017
Immunology
Does owning a family pet decrease the risk of your baby developing allergies and becoming obese? Maybe. Building on year
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 07, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at Rice University are putting bacteria to work as biosensors of gut inflammation. Gut inflammation i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 14, 2017
Neuroscience
Is it true that you are what you eat? Well have some bacteria then and get happy. Actually it’s much more complex
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 03, 2017
Microbiology
New research out of the Baylor College of Medicine establishes a link between gut microbes and hypertension. That’
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 25, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteriocins are toxins made by one bacterium to kill other bacteria. Not very nice, but it’s a tough world out th
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Deep in our gastrointestinal tract, a community of microbes lives in symbiosis with our bodies. That community, called t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2016
Microbiology
Animals live in symbiosis with microorganisms, and that concept was established as early as the nineteenth century
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2016
Microbiology
These days, it seems like gut microbes are important for nearly every aspect of human health. Recently, researchers from
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 20, 2016
Immunology
Two body systems thought to be functionally separate have been found to be connected through gut bacteria. From Oregon S
...
Written By:
Kara Marker