Browsing: Gut Health & Microbiome

Emerging research shows the human microbiome plays a critical role in preventing health care-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance, and dysbiosis, offering new opportunities for infection prevention and patient care

November 1, 2025 ByJulie Corliss, Executive Editor, Harvard Heart Letter

Modern pig producers continue to face increasing pressure to improve animal efficiency and welfare while reducing reliance on antibiotics and promoting more sustainable production systems. At the centre of these challenges often lies a critical factor: gut health

Research in microbiome science has increasingly highlighted the fundamental impact of the gut microbiota on human health, with implications ranging from metabolic regulation to immune function and even neurobehavioral outcomes. Historically, most studies have concentrated on broad correlations between microbial populations and host health or disease, classifying individuals based on generalized community structures or typical…

February 18, 2026 ByMaureen Salamon, Executive Editor, Harvard Women’s Health Watch

The ethnicity and gut microbiota hypothesis: analyzing multifactorial interactions and their health implications

Researchers at UC Davis School of Medicine have uncovered how an imbalanced gut microbiome escalates the production of metabolic byproducts by certain gut bacteria. This imbalance drives a feedback loop that worsens chronic kidney disease (CKD) in mice. The scientists identified an investigational drug that might break the destructive cycle. The findings were published in Science

Is gut health just about taking probiotics? Or could the bacteria in your gut be shaping your body fat, inflammation, and cholesterol?

Researchers found that cohabiting people share certain microbes regardless of the ‘proximity’ of their relationship. Siblings, parents and children all shared similar numbers of microbial strains

Scientists are still trying to identify what a healthy gut microbiome looks like, but new research may offer a clue