When Brittany Allen takes her 17-month-old son to her sister’s house to play, she heads straight for the big pile of dirt in the backyard. For his health. When Leonidas was just a month old, he was ...

Figuring out which bacteria or other nutrients your gut needs may one day be as simple as running detailed computer simulations. From pills to yogurts to sodas, probiotics are being repackaged and ...

Dozens of at-home testing companies claim that they can analyze the bacteria, fungi and other microbes in your stool to create a snapshot of your gut microbiome — the community of trillions of ...

Jillian Kubala, MS, is a registered dietitian based in Westhampton, NY. Jillian uses a unique and personalized approach to help her clients achieve optimal wellness through nutrition and lifestyle ...

Finding out what gut microbes a person carries may not be as easy as many companies advertise. Seven direct-to-consumer microbiome testing companies each got three identical fecal samples but returned ...

People have long given up on the search for the Fountain of Youth, a mythical spring that could reverse aging. But for some scientists, the hunt has not ended—it's just moved to a different place.

Bill Sullivan receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. People have long given up on the search for the Fountain of Youth, a mythical spring that could reverse aging. But for some ...

If you have frequent digestive issues, it can be tricky to identify the culprit. While it’s possible that you just ate something that disagreed with you, there may also be something going on in your ...

A global study has uncovered a mysterious group of gut bacteria that shows up again and again in healthy people. Known as CAG-170, these microbes were found at lower levels in people with a range of ...

Forget juice cleanses and 10-day detoxes — doctors say the smarter way to feel better fast starts in your gut, and it doesn’t require starving, suffering or giving up real food. The gut isn’t just ...

A mysterious group of bacteria seems to thrive in the gut microbiomes of people without illness, hinting that they may be crucial to good health. Yet about two-thirds of these species are part of the ...

In a huge global study led by University of Cambridge researchers, a single group of bacteria—named CAG-170—has repeatedly shown up in high numbers in the gut microbiomes of healthy people. CAG-170 is ...