Gut Microbes May Have Powered Evolution of Larger Brains

Gut Microbes May Have Powered Evolution of Larger Brains

Tiny Assistants in Our Guts May Have Fueled Human Brain Evolution Could the answer to our impressive mental capabilities lie in the trillions of bacteria living within us? A groundbreaking study from Northwestern University suggests just that. By transplanting gut microbes from different primate species into mice, researchers uncovered a fascinating link between gut bacteria, … Read more

Personal Gut Environments Shape How We Digest, Absorb Food

Personal Gut Environments Shape How We Digest, Absorb Food

Your Gut: More Unique Than You Think A groundbreaking study from the University of Copenhagen reveals just how much our gut environments differ from one another. This has huge implications for personalized nutrition and understanding why we react so differently to the same foods. Using a revolutionary ingestible capsule, researchers tracked the gut journeys of … Read more