The organisms living in your gut microbiome can influence your mental and physical health. Researchers have developed a way to better test for those biological effects.

Probiotics may be a relatively simple and inexpensive way to treat people after a COVID exposure, a new study suggests.

Probiotics are great for your gut, but which sources contain the most beneficial bacteria? Newly developed sensors are helping scientists figure it out.

The Food Compass system scores foods based on variables like the amounts of refined grains and sugars, processing and healthful ingredients. People who ate better-scoring foods had better overall health.

Researchers are working toward genetically engineered bacteria that monitor chemical production from inside a person's gut and fix any imbalances.

If left out, raw milk can become home to a huge amount of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. Researchers also found it doesn't have much probiotic value.

DNA-barcoded microbial spores can trace origin of objects, agricultural products.