Consuming foods like yogurt, kimchi and kefir supports digestion, and may even improve your mood.

A study has again established the effects of microorganisms on human food and healthy living, courtesy of recent research by Dr. Stephen Akinola, a researcher at The Ohio State University, United ...

Gut bacteria evolve rapidly in response to different diets, UCLA evolutionary biologists report in a new study. The ...

An international team of researchers has identified specific bacteria in the gut that are associated with both mice and humans developing an addiction to food that can lead to obesity. They have also ...

Merve Ceylan is a dietitian and health writer with four years of experience writing for companies in the nutrition and health industry. Your digestive system contains trillions of microbes, which ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. As a teenager growing up in Nigeria, Helen Onyeaka was obsessed with microorganisms. The tiny lifeforms, which include bacteria and yeast, can be grown ...

Merve Ceylan is a dietitian and health writer with four years of experience writing for companies in the nutrition and health industry. To support gut health, prioritize foods rich in fiber, ...

We all want to give our families healthy foods, but some of our everyday favorites might be hiding bacteria that could make us sick. The CDC says tens of millions of Americans get sick from ...

You've probably seen it before. Maybe you even do it yourself. That seemingly innocent habit of rinsing chicken under cold tap water before you cook it. The idea is that water will somehow wash away ...