We have known for years that the gut microbiome can alter brain function, but now research in mice is suggesting that the ...

Florida recorded 681 cases of TB in 2024, about 9% more than the previous year, federal data shows. California had the ...

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have developed a groundbreaking therapy for Alzheimer’s disease by using ...

Once inside the brain, the amoeba attacks and feeds on brain tissue, shredding neurons and causing severe inflammation. It ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at quantum computing for image recognition, a gene therapy using a patient’s ...

Scientists looking to tackle our ongoing obesity crisis have made an important discovery: Intermittent calorie restriction ...

Low-temperature electron micrograph of a cluster of E. coli bacteria, magnified 10,000 times. Each individual bacterium is ...

The success of fecal transplants to combat hospital-acquired diarrhea shows how crucial gut bacteria are to our bodies.

Discover a study where researchers administered appetite-related hormones leptin and ghrelin directly into the brain.

If you want to boost your memory and think more clearly, a new study suggests consuming prebiotic fiber supplements.

Scientists have engineered a probiotic that detoxifies methylmercury in the gut, potentially making fish consumption safer.

Viruses are microscopic pathogens composed of genetic material housed within a protective protein shell. While they carry the ...