Margaret Alexander and Vanessa Sperandio share research on gut microbes and human health. Margaret Alexander and Vanessa Sperandio delve into the gut microbiome's connection to human health, including ...

Evidence has been rising over the past few years that the gut microbiome can significantly influence how well cancer treatments work, especially immunotherapies. But the underlying mechanism has ...

Thousands of bacterial and other microbial species live in the human gut, supporting healthy digestion, immunity, metabolism and other functions. Precisely how these microbes are protected from immune ...

The circumstances surrounding a study on a deadly virus could hardly have been more dramatic. One of its first authors was forced to flee his homeland when it became a war zone. More than 2,000 ...

A new study reveals how bacteria in the gut can help determine whether the amino acid asparagine from the diet will feed tumor growth or activate immune cells against the cancer, according to ...