Hundreds of different species of microbes live in your gut. In the future, one of these might serve a new function: ...

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

It’s become increasingly clear that the gut microbiome can affect human health, including mental health. Which bacterial species influence the development of disease and how they do so, however, is ...

Increased levels of Streptococcus anginosus, a common type of bacteria that usually lives in the mouth and gut, was found in the gut of recent stroke survivors in Japan.