Microbiomes – News and Features

Researchers at IRB Barcelona discover that vitamin B12 significantly boosts the efficiency of cellular reprogramming, thus holding promise for regenerative medicine.

Families of bacteria living in a cat's anal glands can produce odors that help them communicate.

Researchers at the Buck Institute have identified a new drug-like molecule that keeps mitochondria healthy via mitophagy, a process that removes and recycles damaged mitochondria in multicellular organisms.

With help from an experienced underwater cave-diving team, researchers have constructed the most complete map to date of the microbial communities living in the submerged labyrinths beneath Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

Is strength training responsible for mitigating the risks of a high-protein diet in althletes? A new study, published in eLife, suggests it might be.

By studying training firefighters, researchers have revealed hundreds of molecular changes as our bodies respond to intense physical exercise.

Interactions among microorganisms within the human gut may be associated with increased anxiety levels in people with depression, according to research led by UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Recent studies indicate that inflammation is one of the causes of the development of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Inflammation may result from past infections, but also from the state of functioning of the intestinal microbiota.

A human tissue model of a bladder has been used by researchers to show that bacterial strains can hide in the bladder wall, causing persistent urinary tract infections.

A new method has been developed that identifies individual bacteria and the metabolites present, revealing more insights into host–microbe interactions without cultivation.