Yogurt is often at the top of the probiotic foods list. It's ubiquitous in kitchens around the world, providing an abundance of nutrients, as well as gut-healthy bacteria in as little as one serving.

When Maria Branyas Morera died last year at 117 years and 168 days old, she was the oldest known person in the world. Before she died, she asked doctors to study her. Dr. Manel Esteller, chairman of ...

What is the secret of supercentenarians? While there is no magical "elixir of life" that allows us to live forever, this incredibly rare group of people who live to be 110 years or older appears to ...

Some microbes can be quite clingy. Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterial species responsible for staph infections, latches onto human skin with one of the strongest biological bonds ever recorded, ...

Your gut microbiome is begging for more dirt, more hugs — and a whole lot less disinfectant. That’s according to Dr. Wendy Johnson, a family physician, writer and public health professor, who warns ...

Fearless bacteria have colonized extreme environments, adapted to vast temperatures and pH fluctuations, and acclimated to diverse hosts. Among these multitudes of species is the exclusive club of ...

Karen H. who reads this column in the Albany (Oregon) Democrat-Herald, writes: “Hello Barbara, I recently saw an article about how carbohydrates in rice, pasta and potatoes change when refrigerated. I ...

It’s a staple of the Mediterranean diet for good reason. It’s a staple of the Mediterranean diet for good reason. Credit...Suzanne Saroff for The New York Times Supported by By Caroline Hopkins ...

If Wenjun Zhang has her way, no one will ever have to brush or floss again. Zhang, a UC Berkeley professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is trying to distinguish the healthy bacteria in ...

Like probiotics, prebiotics can be found in foods or supplements. Human enzymes cannot digest them. Instead, they are processed by gut microbiota. Prebiotics help these gut bacteria grow and thrive.

Scientists have now discovered how alcohol can switch off an immune "alarm system" in the gut, allowing bad bacteria to escape their natural habitat to flood into the liver, rapidly causing ...

"Gut health" has become somewhat of a buzzword online these days. There's a lot of emphasis on how to boost gut health, from trendy supplements to prebiotic soda — but what if the key to a healthy gut ...