A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

Groundbreaking research reveals that human microbes can trigger genetic brain activity in other species, suggesting our ...

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In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

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By transplanting gut microbes from humans, squirrel monkeys and macaques into germ-free mice, scientists reveal that ...

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A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...