gut

Gut microbes govern cancer

Cancer rarely develops in the small intestine compared to in the large intestine, but its reason remains mysterious. A new study reveals that certain microbes...

Why extreme lack of sleep can kill you

Limited sleep causes many health problems, and it can eventually lead to death in some extreme cases. Why is sleep essential for life? We found that sleep...

Modern stressors of gut microbes

We previously demonstrated that commonly used food additives can modify the community of micro-organisms that live in our intestine, and by doing so, boost the...

Drive out the “bad bugs” to prevent colon cancers

There is a microscopic society living within us. Many of them reside in our gut. In some colon cancers, toxin-producing bacteria invade the mucus and form a...

Could our gut’s microbes be the guardians of our brain’s health?

Microorganisms inhabiting our gut degrade certain nutrients into molecules capable of activating brain-resident immune cells to control inflammation. This...

Absent microbial teachers and immunological hooliganism

Various factors including “just in case” use of antibiotics can affect the microbiome of babies, and that can sabotage their immune system.

Killing C. difficile with targeted strikes

C. difficile poses a huge threat to human health, but the friendly bacteria of the gut provide us with a natural resistance to infection. By reprogramming...

Studies of the bugs within: telling sickness from cure

Gut microbiota, the bacterial communities that live inside our bodies, more and more appear to be related to our well-being. A major challenge for modern...

Human gut parasite has a sinister use for its stolen genes