We become forgetful as we age. This is often seen as a universal truth, but in fact it is far from universal: some people remain incredibly sharp at ...

Although we've all experienced the sensation of "eating" with our eyes and noses before food meets mouth, much less is known about the information superhighway, known as the vagus nerve, that sends ...

A new human study suggests that extra virgin olive oil may support brain health by influencing the gut microbiome.

Restoring the gut microbiota through fecal microbiota transplantation reversed these effects. The treatment replenished CX3CR1-positive NK cells, reduced lung damage, and improved survival. Targeted ...

Something happens when a rat starts running. Not just the obvious things, the faster heart, the warming muscles, the rhythmic percussion of paws against the wheel. Something quieter. Something that ...

Voluntary exercise reshapes gut microbiota and tryptophan metabolism, with consequences for the hippocampus, the ...

Recurrent infections reflect an interaction between airway inflammation, structural lung abnormalities, microbial colonisation, and systemic host factors ...

Immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting PD-1 and PD-L1 have revolutionized cancer therapy, delivering long-term survival benefits in several malignancies.

Hormonal dysregulation and gut microbiota alterations as potential contributors to cognitive dysfunction CHINA, March ...

The gut microbiome plays an important role in many aspects of health, from digestion and immune function to metabolic balance ...

A research paper just published in Science China Life Sciences reveals how microbes and soil properties respond to drought ...

Late in 2025, we covered the development of an AI system called Evo that was trained on massive numbers of bacterial genomes. So many that, when prompted with sequences from a cluster of related genes ...