A "healthy" gut microbiome may differ from one gorilla to another. The discovery could help diagnose potential health challenges for gorillas in human care.

Lemurs confirm the benefit of fecal transplants for off-kilter gut microbiomes. The treatment sounds gross but is effective, say researchers.

Lemurs confirm the benefit of fecal transplants for off-kilter gut microbiomes. The treatment sounds gross but is effective, say researchers.

Proton pump inhibitors, drugs prescribed for heartburn, could have a beneficial effect on gum disease, according to new research.

Antibiotic resistance is showing up in the guts of lemurs that live in close contact to humans. The closer the contact, the more antibiotic resistance.

Researchers have identified ingredients that could be used to create a snack that people could one day eat to benefit their gut bacteria .

A bacterial microbe in honey bee queens and larvae protects the bees from fungal infection, report researchers.

Researchers have found a link between a baby's microbiome and their experience of fear. Those fear responses can be indicators of future mental health.

A new study links defective epithelial barriers to a rise in almost two billion allergic, autoimmune, neurodegenerative, and psychiatric diseases.

Foods such as cheese and processed meats can infect sites of intestinal damage in mice and people with Crohn's disease and prevent healing.