Browsing: Gut Health & Microbiome

The human gut is home to trillions of beneficial microbes that play a crucial role in health. Disruptions in this delicate community of bacteria and viruses — called the gut microbiome — have been linked to obesity, asthma and cancer, among other illnesses. Yet quick diagnostic tools to identify issues within the microbiome that could be…

Gut health scientist and dietitian Dr. Megan Rossi shares why diversity, not restriction, is the key to a thriving microbiome

The largest study of its kind to date has identified hundreds of gut microbial species associated with dietary habits, metabolic health, and disease risk, offering new insights into the relationship between nutrition and the human microbiome

Home Gut Microbiome Tests Give Varying Results June 24, 2026 By:Stephanie Servetas Stephanie Servetas is a microbiologist at NIST who studies the gut microbiome. Credit: Megan King/NIST

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