#Gut Microbiome (17)
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Fecal microbiota transplant linked to reduced neurotoxicity via gut-brain axis
Quick fact: Fecal microbiota transplantation—transferring gut microbes from a healthy donor to a recipient—shows promise in animal studies and human trials for reducing neurotoxic damage linked to drugs, pollutants, infections, and metabolic disorders by restoring microbial balance and calming brain inflammation.
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Gut-Brain Axis in Colorectal Cancer: Cancer Cells Signal the Brain to Alter Tumor Growth
Did you know? Colorectal cancer cells can release molecules that influence brain circuits, while gut microbes send signals back that may affect how tumors grow and evade the immune system.
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Your Shellfish's Gut Microbes Depend on Where—and Who—They Are
Quick fact: A review of 85 studies found that mollusk microbiomes are shaped by both where the animal lives and its evolutionary family tree—but which matters more depends entirely on whether you're studying a clam, snail, or squid.
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Pregnancy Rewires the Brain Alongside the Entire Body
Did you know? Pregnancy doesn't just change hormones—it triggers coordinated remodeling across the brain, immune system, blood vessels, and microbiome all at once.
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Brain receptor TAAR1 may link gut microbes to schizophrenia
Quick fact: A receptor in brain cells that responds to molecules produced by gut bacteria may help explain the connection between microbiome changes and schizophrenia symptoms.
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Rare bile duct disease links gut inflammation to liver failure
Surprising finding: 50-80% of people with primary sclerosing cholangitis, a rare liver disease that slowly destroys bile ducts, also have inflammatory bowel disease — and researchers now believe the gut microbiome plays a crucial role in both conditions.
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Gut Bacteria and Depression: 10 Years of Research Mapped
Quick fact: A computational analysis of depression research from 2014-2024 reveals that gut microbiome studies cluster around seven distinct biological pathways—from fatty acid metabolism to stress hormones—showing how fragmented evidence is beginning to form a coherent map of the gut-brain connection.
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Five Hidden Factors Linked to Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Surprising finding: Beyond diet and exercise, five biological factors—mitochondrial dysfunction, obesity, gut microbiota changes, oxidative stress, and inflammation—are now recognized as key contributors to type 2 diabetes development.
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Your Gut, Brain, and Immune System May Form One Super-Network
Quick fact: Scientists now propose that the gut microbiome, cannabinoid signaling, and immune system function as a single unified feedback network that determines whether your body stays healthy or slides toward chronic disease.
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Microbiota Transplants Show Promise for Stubborn Gut Infections
Did you know? Transplanting healthy gut bacteria can help treat recurring Clostridioides difficile infections when antibiotics fail, but access to this therapy remains limited across Europe.
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Endometriosis Linked to Gut and Reproductive Microbiota Changes
Quick fact: The 10% of women with endometriosis show distinct changes in their gut and reproductive microbiota, suggesting a bidirectional relationship between bacterial communities and this painful immune-mediated condition.
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Gut Bacteria May Play a Role in Anxiety Disorders
Surprising finding: Researchers have identified specific gut bacteria that appear depleted in people with generalized anxiety disorder, suggesting your microbiome might influence mental health.
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Gut Bacteria May Play Central Role in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Did you know? The trillions of microbes in your gut may influence whether you develop rheumatoid arthritis and how severe your symptoms become, according to emerging research on the microbiota-immune connection.
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Europe Reshapes Rules for Microbiome Therapies in 2025
Quick fact: Europe just overhauled its regulatory framework to accommodate a new wave of therapies that work by modifying the trillions of microbes living in and on our bodies.
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How Air Quality and Environment Shape Your Lung Microbiome
Quick fact: The trillions of microorganisms living in your respiratory tract form a delicate ecosystem that can be disrupted by environmental changes, potentially influencing your risk of respiratory diseases.
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Tiny Microproteins Could Be Tomorrow's Antibiotics
Did you know? Scientists have discovered previously unknown tiny proteins in the human microbiome that may become a new source of antibiotics to fight drug-resistant infections.
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How Lifestyle Shapes Women's Microbiomes Across Four Body Sites
Quick fact: Your daily choices—from what you eat to how much you move—shape distinct microbial communities in your vagina, gut, mouth, and skin, with each site responding differently to the same lifestyle factor.