New research has connected toxins produced by E. coli bacteria to the types of colorectal cancer tumors more likely to affect ...

Bacteria naturally present in the human intestine (known as the gut microbiota) can transform cholesterol-derived bile acids ...

A recent study led by the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has focused on this relationship and its effect on colorectal cancer. The study shows that ...

"It's been really perplexing," says Dr. Neelendu Dey, a gastroenterologist whose lab focuses on the gut microbiome at the ...

There are trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, and we are starting to learn more about the exact mechanisms ...

A UConn clinical trial confirms that eating walnuts promotes colonic health and may help prevent cancer. New research ...

But one type of nut stands out as a potential nutritional tool in the arsenal against the growing cases of colorectal cancer: ...

Microbes can also interact with enteroendocrine cells (EECs) present in the gut lining to send hormones throughout the body.

Inside the digestive tract lives a host of microorganisms known as the gut microbiome. Chris Gaulke, professor of ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide. While scientists believe that gut microbiota play an ...