Browsing: Gut

It is a coffee beloved by Hollywood and influencers – now researchers say they have found an ingredient that could help explain the unique flavour of…

You can buy a smart ring to track your sleep activity or a smartwatch to monitor your heartbeat, so perhaps it makes sense that health tech’s…

The Department of Education’s second round of layoffs affected nearly 500 employees and left several offices with a few or no staffers. Photo illustration by Justin…

When the gut health revolution began a decade or so ago, few could have predicted the sheer variety of pre- and probiotic foods that we would come to embrace…

This episode was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American’s board of editors.Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m…

The trillions of microbes that live in your gut are likened to “little pets living inside your intestinal tract.” Or at least, that’s how Gail Cresci,…

September 8, 20252 min readLittle-Known ‘Gut Virome’ Protects Us—And Changes throughout Our LivesA new review study examines the “gut virome”: the microbiome’s mysterious viral populationBy Kate…

Bill Thompson, fast food worker in Missouri. Photograph: Courtesy of Missouri Workers CenterBeing sick is a costly business for Bill Thompson, who worked in the fast-food…

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Summer is in full swing, and for many, that means it’s time to hit the road. Whether you’re on a quick weekend jaunt or a multi-week…