Recent research indicates a link between an animal’s gut bacteria and brain function. This may be true in humans, too.

Memory loss is often viewed as a brain problem, but the digestive system plays a major role. Research published in Nature shows that age-related bacterial changes disrupt nerve communication, and ...

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The bacteria in your mouth and on your tongue may be linked to changes in brain function as you age, new research suggested. The study, led by the University of Exeter, found that certain bacteria ...

Despite being genetically identical, bacteria can vary considerably in shape and size. Whether these variations affect bacterial function has remained an open question. Researchers at the Helmholtz ...

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Grip strength is something people rarely think about until they experience a decline in it. For older adults, loss of grip ...

Microbial bioelectronic sensors use living bacteria that can create an electrical signal in response to the presence of a ...

Pili are filamentous surface structures that play a key role in the adhesion, colonisation and biofilm formation of Gram-positive bacteria. These multiprotein appendages are assembled through a highly ...

The bacteria in your mouth and on your tongue may be linked to changes in brain function as you age, new research suggested. The study, led by the University of Exeter, found that certain bacteria ...