Harvard researchers have found that M. morganii may contribute to depression by producing an inflammatory molecule.

Glycosylation is the process by which cells add sugar groups (also called carbohydrates) to proteins to modify their ...

Gum disease, or periodontitis, has been linked to poorer cognitive function. Researchers believe this connection may be due ...

It is already known that poor oral health can be linked to diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s.

Bacteria in the gut have been implicated in autoimmune diseases, like lupus, that don't primarily affect the gastrointestinal ...

A new study has found that going on a juice-only diet for as little as three days can change people’s oral microbiome, with ...

The human body is teeming with trillions of symbiotic microorganisms, profoundly impacting our well-being. Within the gut, ...

Hundreds of different species of microbes live, laugh, and love in your gut. In the future, one of these might serve a new function: microscopic in-house pharmacist.

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...

And Datta says the work is also important in the context of biofilms, groupings of bacteria that grow an encapsulating polymer matrix of their own. There are biofilms in the human body ...