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Sweeteners Shown to Slow Growth of Important Gut Bacteria in Lab Tests

Cambridge researchers have shown how commonly-used sweeteners slow the growth of certain gut bacteria.

16 Jul 2026

Fungal Resistance Requires Healthy Genetic Traits and Intact Natural Landscapes

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates that a frog's resistance to a fungus that has decimated hundreds of amphibian species worldwide is due not only to its genes, but also to the beneficial bacteria living on its skin and to the organization of its surrounding landscape.

16 Jul 2026

New Microbiome Study Reveals Natural Defense Mechanism Restricting Candida Albicans

A metabolic byproduct formed when gut bacteria break down dietary fiber appears to protect against dangerous fungal infections common in immunocompromised patients, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.

15 Jul 2026

Xiaowan Reservoir Study Shows Stable Functions Despite Microbial Community Shifts

Microbial communities in large reservoirs may change markedly from year to year, yet the essential processes they perform can remain surprisingly stable.

15 Jul 2026

Gut Bacteria Metabolites Successfully Boost Immune Response to Melanoma Tumors

A new study from a team including University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers is the first to show metabolites produced by certain bacteria in the gut can positively impact the body's immune response to cancer.

15 Jul 2026

Fermented Tea Seed Oil Improves Hydration and Reduces Redness in Sensitive Skin

A four-week, half-face clinical trial in 25 young Chinese women found that a moisturizer containing 5% fermented tea seed oil improved skin hydration, redness, and measured wrinkle appearance. Treatment was also associated with broader changes in skin lipid profiles and selected microbial taxa, although the study did not establish causality or compare fermented with unfermented tea seed oil.

12 Jul 2026

Using Bacteriophages to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease

A research team at McMaster University has developed a targeted approach to treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) using bacteriophages, viruses that infect specific bacteria, to disarm harmful microbes without disrupting the broader gut ecosystem.

9 Jul 2026

Research Shows How Alpha Synuclein Interacts With Traditional Alzheimer's Proteins

The aging brain frequently harbors multiple protein pathologies that contribute to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

9 Jul 2026

Gut Microbiome Signatures Correlate With Clinical Efficacy in Immunotherapy Outcomes

Cancer remains notoriously difficult to treat, partly because tumors co‑opt their surrounding environment, including the resident microbiota, to evade immune surveillance and resist conventional therapies.

9 Jul 2026

Gut Bacteria Actively Manage Vitamin A Delivery for T Cell Maturation

Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that gut bacteria help regulate the development of the body's immune system by directing the movement of vitamin A through a previously unrecognized cellular network.

8 Jul 2026

New Research Maps Gut Microbiome Impact on Liver Cancer Immunotherapy Resistance

Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has reshaped the treatment landscape for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), offering new hope where few options existed.

3 Jul 2026

Research Links Bifidobacterium animalis Metabolites to Improved Anti-Tumor T Cell Immunity

Immune checkpoint inhibitors like anti-PD-1 have transformed melanoma treatment, yet more than half of patients fail to respond or eventually develop resistance. The tumor microenvironment and the gut microbiome are increasingly recognized as critical determinants of immunotherapy outcomes.

2 Jul 2026

Advanced Bioinformatics Models Reveal Bacterial Function in Colon Cancer Patients

Over the past two decades, high‑throughput sequencing has dramatically expanded our understanding of the gut microbiome's composition.

29 Jun 2026

Global Study Identifies Robust Gut Microbiome Signature in Colorectal Cancer

Researchers have long suspected that the gut microbiome – the community of bacteria and other microorganisms living in the intestine – is closely linked to colorectal cancer.

25 Jun 2026

New Research Identifies Gut Fungi as Markers for Food Allergies

Two new studies jointly published in Nature: The Clinical Microbiome reveal that certain species of fungi in the gut play a key role in the development of immune dysregulation and some pediatric allergic diseases - and may be promising targets for new therapies.

24 Jun 2026

RNA-Based Barcoding Tool Tracks Virus-Host Interactions Inside Bacterial Communities

An interdisciplinary team of Rice University researchers has uncovered previously unknown relationships between bacteriophages - viruses that infect bacteria - and their bacterial hosts, offering a powerful new tool for next-generation microbiome engineering.

17 Jun 2026

Molecular Cell Study Explains Gut Microbiome Impact on Liver Genes

A local research study led by scientists from the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) has uncovered how the gut microbiome can influence gene activity in the liver by acting on short stretches of regulatory DNA that function like molecular "switches".

16 Jun 2026

Phage Surface Proteins Act as Molecular Anchors to Attach Cells

Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that infect bacteria and are not considered human pathogens. Yet researchers at the Translational Microbiology Laboratory of the Institute of Biochemistry, HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged, have shown that some gut phages can also physically interact with human cells.

13 Jun 2026

Study Reframes the Deep-Sea as a Unique "Evolutionary Engine"

The deep sea is a unique 'evolutionary engine' with one of the richest and most unexplored sources of genetic diversity on Earth, according to a major new study that has assessed its potential to transform biotechnology and DNA sequencing technologies.

11 Jun 2026

Zebrafish Provide New Insights Into Microbiome Dynamics

A new advance in animal husbandry involving a popular aquarium fish should speed the pace of discovery in laboratory studies of host-microbe interactions, researchers report.

2 Jun 2026

Microbiome News and Research

Sweeteners Shown to Slow Growth of Important Gut Bacteria in Lab Tests

Fungal Resistance Requires Healthy Genetic Traits and Intact Natural Landscapes

New Microbiome Study Reveals Natural Defense Mechanism Restricting Candida Albicans

Xiaowan Reservoir Study Shows Stable Functions Despite Microbial Community Shifts

Gut Bacteria Metabolites Successfully Boost Immune Response to Melanoma Tumors

Fermented Tea Seed Oil Improves Hydration and Reduces Redness in Sensitive Skin

Using Bacteriophages to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Research Shows How Alpha Synuclein Interacts With Traditional Alzheimer's Proteins

Gut Microbiome Signatures Correlate With Clinical Efficacy in Immunotherapy Outcomes

Gut Bacteria Actively Manage Vitamin A Delivery for T Cell Maturation

New Research Maps Gut Microbiome Impact on Liver Cancer Immunotherapy Resistance

Research Links Bifidobacterium animalis Metabolites to Improved Anti-Tumor T Cell Immunity

Advanced Bioinformatics Models Reveal Bacterial Function in Colon Cancer Patients

Global Study Identifies Robust Gut Microbiome Signature in Colorectal Cancer

New Research Identifies Gut Fungi as Markers for Food Allergies

RNA-Based Barcoding Tool Tracks Virus-Host Interactions Inside Bacterial Communities

Molecular Cell Study Explains Gut Microbiome Impact on Liver Genes

Phage Surface Proteins Act as Molecular Anchors to Attach Cells

Study Reframes the Deep-Sea as a Unique "Evolutionary Engine"

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