Browsing: Gut Health & Microbiome

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

The mammalian gut teems with microbes that interact with each other dynamically to maintain the host’s health. An imbalance, or dysbiosis, in the gut microbiome is linked to diseases ranging from metabolic disorders to cancers.1However, a majority of gut microbiome dysbiosis research focuses only on identifying bacterial taxa that differ between healthy and diseased states,…

Scientists have identified a new way to distinguish healthy guts from diseased ones and track how some illnesses progress by measuring how gut bacteria interact with one another

Recent years have seen growing interest in scientific research about gut health, which extends far beyond the digestive tract. As scientists have learned more about the importance of the gut microbiome to overall health, consumers are increasingly interested in understanding how the foods they choose make a difference for their long-term wellness. 

Biohacking the human gut microbiome for precision health and therapeutic innovation