The brain is a unique place. It is shielded from much of the body by the blood-brain barrier, meaning it's protected from ...

A growing body of research aims to understand how disruptions ... fill important gaps in our understanding of how people assemble their microbiomes and reformulate them throughout their lives.

To cover their bases, Salinas’ team studied the fish’s whole-body microbiomes, too. They sampled the rest of the fish’s brains, guts and blood; they even drained blood from the many ...

CF is a multi-organ genetic disease that causes sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive system, as well as heightened inflammation in the gut and at other body sites. "It's been known ...

Communities of microbes (microbiomes), particularly in soils, can be startlingly diverse, with as many as 10,000 species in ...

A shared meal, a kiss on the cheek: these social acts bring people together — and bring their microbiomes together, too. The more people interact, the more similar the make-up of their gut ...

New research finds surprising differences in the diets and gut microbiomes of songbirds living in the radiation contaminated areas of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine. This study is also the ...

To cover their bases, Salinas’ team studied the fishes’ whole-body microbiomes, too. They sampled the rest of the fishes’ brains, guts and blood; they even drained blood from the many capillaries of ...