Microbiome
Health & Medicine
Why antibiotics give you thrush and other microbiome mishaps
Antibiotics cause an imbalance between fungi and bacteria in our microbiome. New ways of understanding this imbalance can help protect against serious disease
Health & Medicine
The key to young-onset bowel cancer may be gut bacteria
We don’t yet understand why rates of bowel cancer have doubled in young people, but new research finds DNA damage caused by gut bacteria may be part of the puzzle
Sciences & Technology
Postbiotics: the new kid in the gut health family
Joining prebiotics and probiotics is the latest concept in gut health, known as ‘postbiotics’. Here we explain what they are and why they’re important
Health & Medicine
How do organic and non-organic foods influence our gut microbiome?
The effect of organic and conventionally farmed foods on the gut microbiome remains unclear, indicating more research is needed into which foods are beneficial
Arts & Culture
The microbiota and our mental health
Research is revealing the connection between our microbes and our mental health, suggesting that your ‘gut-feeling’ is not just metaphorical
Health & Medicine
How to maintain a healthy biome in a COVID-19 world
COVID-19 has changed our lives, and although it may also be changing our microbiomes, there are many actions that we can take to support the microbes within and around us
Health & Medicine
Are you taking care of the microbes in your mouth?
Our mouths contain billions of microbes. Increasing evidence suggests they are important for our oral and overall health, but modern diets are causing problems
Sciences & Technology
Getting to know your microbiome better
Research into our gut microbiome – or our ‘second brain’ – has already produced vast amounts of data, but we are only scratching the surface of our own complex ecosystems
Health & Medicine
Podcast
Being bold in medical research
Professor Fabienne Mackay’s work led to the first new treatment for lupus, an autoimmune disease, in more than 50 years, but there is much more to do and she says researchers need to ask the big questions – and be prepared for surprises
Health & Medicine
Ending anaemia in the developing world
Iron supplements may be the answer to tackling anaemia in poorer countries. Now major trials, including new intravenous treatments, will test the evidence