HealthJun 16, 2026Cohabiting partners share oral and gut microbesA study published in Cell Press Blue analyzed microbiome DNA from 430 people across 207 households in Italy and Fiji and found that cohabitating romantic partners sh...Human microbiomeCohabitation
HealthJun 22, 2026What Science Says About Gut Microbiome HealthThe article summarizes current scientific understanding of the gut microbiome and practical implications for consumers. Key points: (1) Healthy people can have very ...Human microbiome
HealthJul 4, 2026Study: Scratching Worsens Itch and InflammationUniversity of Pittsburgh researchers used an allergen on mice ears to induce allergic-contact dermatitis and compared groups that could scratch normally, groups prev...Human microbiomeItch and scratching
ScienceJun 22, 2026Ancient microbes found on Ötzi the IcemanA study published in the journal Microbiome and reported by Eurac Research examined biological samples from Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old glacier mummy housed at...Ötzi the IcemanHuman microbiome
HealthJun 18, 2026Study: Eliminating Sugar Linked to Gut Issues in MiceResearchers at the Dasman Diabetes Institute presented a 16-week mouse study at ENDO 2026 comparing two groups on low-fat diets: one containing a standard amount of ...Human microbiomeSugar-free diet study
