Figure 1: Schematic view of how the gut microbiota affects host fat storage. Taken together, it is apparent that changes in the Western lifestyle, together with the abuse of antibiotics in our ...

Gut microbiota plays a critical role in childhood obesity by influencing energy metabolism, inflammation, and appetite ...

While bidirectional brain–gut interactions are well known mechanisms for the regulation of gut function in both healthy and diseased states, a role of the enteric flora—including both ...

A study comparing impulsively violent female convicts with age-matched non-impulsive female convicts identified four groups of bacterial species with differing abundances between the two groups.

The gut microbiome, or the community of microorganisms residing in the gastrointestinal tract, has emerged as an important ...