Some people get drunk without drinking because their gut bacteria produce alcohol from food. Researchers have now identified the microbes and biological pathways behind this rare condition, ...

Hugh Pym revamped his diet after a test suggested his gut health appeared to look five years older than he was ...

The human gut microbiome makes up half the cells of the human body, maybe more — a diverse ecosystem that plays a crucial ...

A test that rapidly detects signs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in stool samples could improve future diagnosis and monitoring of the condition, a study suggests.

Scientists have discovered that gut-born bacteria may hold the secret for treatments of everything from IBD to Parkinson’s disease. Now they just need samples from the people living in the most ...

A test that rapidly detects signs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in stool samples could improve future diagnosis and ...

Scientists have discovered that collecting stool samples at home is as life-saving as invasive colonoscopy procedures.

Study finds gut bacteria cause auto-brewery syndrome, where eating carbs leads to intoxication. Fecal transplants show ...

Hoping to catch serious illnesses early, more Americans are ordering lab tests online, but their doctors don't know what to ...

A hidden army of gut microbes can brew alcohol inside the body—and scientists may finally know how to stop it.

“We found that gut bacteria, including Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, ferment sugars into ethanol in the ...