Throughout the gastrointestinal tract there are specialized hormone-producing cells called enteroendocrine cells and, although they comprise only a small population
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine previously found evidence that the placenta harbors a sparse but still present community of
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An unconventional bacteria-based approach has successfully reversed deficits in social behaviors associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in genetic, environmental
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A significant body of work currently is indicating that the microbiota helps shape the immune system and allows it to
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Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious disease mediated by an inflammatory process that leads to intestinal damage and sometimes death.
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The scientific community is increasingly aware that an organism’s interactions with the millions of microbes in their bodies – the
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It’s not news that microbes can alter the physiology of the organisms in which they live, but the actual molecular
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Disrupt the circadian clock, and metabolism will change. Alter the microbiome and, again, metabolism will change. Would altering the circadian
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Those millions of bacteria living in your gut may someday be your allies in early detection of colorectal cancer, the second-leading
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The absence of one specific species of gut bacteria causes social deficits in mice. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine
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