The human microbiome comprises the diverse community of bacteria, archaea, fungi and viruses that inhabit bodily sites such as the gut, skin, oral cavity and respiratory tract. These microbial ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Harvard Medical School Professor, Metabolic Health Innovator Metabolism is often reduced to a simple equation of calories in ...
As researchers unlock the diagnostic and therapeutic promise of the human microbiome, a new roadmap highlights the urgent need for standardization, better evidence, and clinician education to ...
Research area: Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of gut microbiota-derived metabolites (steroid-related metabolites) and microbial enzymes in regulating host metabolic homeostasis, aiming to ...
Over the last decade, the gut microbiome has gone from a niche scientific topic to one of the biggest areas of modern health ...
The microbiome is a gut-wrenching mystery. One day, it’s the key to immortality; the next, it’s just along for the ride. If you’ve ever been told to fear sweeteners, shun sugar, and bow to fermented ...
Gut health has become one of the most important topics in modern wellness research, and experts now believe the foods ...
An ambitious study has explored how the oral microbiome may affect our metabolic health, raising hopes that conditions like pre-diabetes could one day be screened for via a simple mouth swab ...
Move over, influencers, there's a new trendsetter in town: the gut microbiome. This paper demonstrates that your social butterfly status isn't just reflected in your follower count. It's also mirrored ...
The male reproductive tract is a specialized environment that is inhabited by a diverse microbiota. Semen, which contains secretions from multiple glands and the testes, serves as a convergence point ...
Imagine a lively town with roughly 100 trillion inhabitants, all going about their daily affairs—eating, working, sleeping, communing with friends, squabbling with foes. This could describe any ...