It can start small: a peculiar numbness, a subtle facial tic, an inexplicably stiff muscle. But then time goes by — and eventually, the tremors set in. Roughly a million people in the United States ...

The article, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, explores how gut bacteria interact with human genes in ways that could shape disease risk, aging and even future medical ...

Scientists have discovered a link between bacteria in the mouth and gut and the progression of cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease. Specific changes in these bacteria, known as the microbiome, ...

From the bellies of sandflies to mosquitoes, Asha Wijegunawardana manipulates insect vectors with microbes to help prevent ...

In a recent study in the journal Nutrients, researchers collated and synthesized almost 250 peer-reviewed publications investigating the "oral-gut axis," a complex, bidirectional communication network ...

A person's risk of pancreatic cancer might be tied to the microbes living in their mouths, a new study says. People have a more than tripled risk of pancreatic cancer if their mouths contain 27 types ...

More than a dozen bacterial species among the hundreds that live in people's mouths have been linked to a collective 50% increased chance of developing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), a ...

In a recent review published in the journal Microbiome, researchers synthesized evidence on how maternal intestinal bacteria, human milk components, and the maternal environment influence infant ...

A small molecule left over after gut microbes finish digesting your meal may one day provide a new angle for managing cardiovascular disease. Certain gut microbes break down the amino acid histidine, ...

Bacteria present in some people's guts may help break down cholesterol, making them less susceptible to heart disease, a new study suggests. People whose gut bacteria made IsmA had less cholesterol in ...