A new study analyzed the gut microbiomes of people who get colon cancer young versus those who get the disease later in life. Some bacteria strains are more present in the guts of young colon cancer ...

Dr. Sameer Islam is a functional gastroenterologist in Lubbock and is a West Texas native growing up in Odessa, TX. He specializes in the comprehensive treatment of all digestive symptoms and ...

Gut problems like irritable bowel syndrome are often worse in women. A mouse study reveals a pain pathway involving estrogen, ...

The number of people who have died with or from Covid-19 has varied greatly worldwide. Peru, the world’s worst-affected country, has had 6,067 Covid-19 deaths for every million inhabitants and 88,345 ...

Scientists think they may have finally discovered the reason why human body temperature has been decreasing over the past few centuries—gut microbes. A paper published in the American Journal of ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

It may be surprising to learn that microbial genes (bacteria) outnumber human genes 100 to one in the human body. This may make you run for the hand sanitizer, however, these are the genes that make ...

Microwaves have become indispensable tools in modern kitchens, praised for their ability to quickly heat food and eliminate harmful bacteria through the application of high temperatures and radiation.

Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health crisis that makes common infections harder to treat and puts many medical ...

Dozens of people are being treated for illness after likely being exposed to Legionella bacteria at a university campus in North Carolina. Duke University said in a statement posted Thursday that ...

Gram-negative bacteria like E. coli have built-in gatekeepers, porins, and pumps that decide what gets in or out, including antibiotics. The bacteria's genetic control room tightly regulates these ...