New studies continue to confirm the essential roles of beneficial gut bacteria to our overall health.
Imbalances in gut microbiota, for example, have been associated with obesity, inflammatory reactions like asthma, and an array of gastrointestinal disorders.
Researchers are just beginning to explore and understand other illnesses that could be linked to an unbalanced microbial community — and how to use bacteria to resolve a variety of health conditions. Here are a few of the recent cutting-edge findings.
Illustration by Stuart Bradford
The Obama Administration answers the call for a broader study of healthy microbial communities.
Researchers at Ireland’s University College Cork set out to understand how exercise, or a lack of it, can affect the microbial diversity in our gastro-intestinal tracts.
The microbiome is made up of trillions of organisms that live on and within you. And they can make or break your health.
A neurologist explains the power of your microbiome to heal and protect your brain.
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