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Biohacking the human gut microbiome for precision health and therapeutic innovation

Cancer Colorectal cancer risk linked to gut microbiome alterations iLexx / iStock

New research from APC Microbiome Ireland at UCC has, for the first time, explored the mechanisms behind coffee’s effects on the gut-brain axis

King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biological Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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…

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

8 things to know about the gut microbiome and keeping yours healthy diane555/Getty Images