Rob Knight is a pioneer in studying human microbes, the community of tiny single-cell organisms living inside our bodies that have a huge — and largely unexplored — role in our health. “The three pounds of microbes that you carry around with you might be...

In one of the largest longitudinal studies of the microbiome to date, researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and the DIABIMMUNE Study Group have identified a connection between changes in gut microbiota and the onset of type 1...

For patients who do not wish to be on proton-pump inhibitors, this study offers an affordable and easy-to-administer solution. Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) could be reduced with exclusion diets based on food intolerance tests, particularly for for non-responders to proton-pump inhibitors. Published in World J....

It’s no secret that down time now and then is good for health. In the unrelenting rat race of deadlines, traffic, and constant connectivity, curling up on a comfy couch with a good book and a cup of one’s favorite coffee or tea once in...