Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Swarms of microbes from female mice have been found to influence brain development in the offspring they give birth to. Mice bred in a germ-free ...

Research exploring the role of the microbiome, with particular emphasis on the gut microbiome, is growing rapidly, affecting almost every organ in the body and every discipline in biology and medicine ...

Images of the colons of conventional (left) and germ free (right) mice showing how bacterial colonization affects the distribution of immune cells along the mouse intestine. CD45 immune cells are show ...

When scientists transplanted the gut microbes of aged mice into young "germ-free" mice - raised to have no gut microbes of their own - the recipient mice experienced an increase in inflammation that ...

Living with a dog may shape teens’ behavior by changing the microbiome, with dog-associated bacteria linked to lower aggression.

Gut microbes may play a key role in training a mother's immune system to adapt to the developing fetus during pregnancy, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine has received a $7.38 million grant from the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) of the National Institutes of Health ...

CHAPEL HILL – Over the past decade, the gut microbiome has gained significant interest by scientists and non-scientists alike. Recent research has shown that the bacteria and other microbes in our gut ...

When it comes to bacteria, many people have a pretty simple view: Germs are bad, and our lives should be as free of them as possible. But an alternate idea suggests just the opposite: Germs are a ...