A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) changed the composition and diversity of gut microbes, which in turn shaped how the drug is broken down and ultimately, cut its effectiveness, according ...

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Trimethylamine (TMA), a molecule produced from dietary choline by gut bacteria, has been shown to block a key immune pathway and improve blood sugar control. This microbial molecule may provide a ...

University of California San Diego researchers have developed a new tool for understanding and modifying any microbiome, ...

Understanding the links between microbial communities and human diseases is pivotal in modern biomedical research. Microbe-disease association prediction utilises computational models to infer ...

In a first-of-its-kind pilot project, researchers from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Arizona State University tested the novel ...

Researchers at Flinders University have developed a sulfur-based polymer that selectively kills dangerous bacteria and fungi in lab tests without harming human or plant cells. The compound exploits ...