Bifidobacteria are healthy bacteria found in your intestines that help digest fiber, prevent infections, and produce important compounds, such as B vitamins and healthy fatty acids. There are ...

Gluten is enemy No. 1 for those with celiac disease, and it's hard to avoid. Episodes of this chronic autoimmune illness can be triggered by ingesting gluten, a key protein in wheat and some other ...

Probiotics are emerging tools used by neonatal intensive care units to promote healthy outcomes and prevent intestinal diseases such as necrotizing enterocolitis. Approximately one in ten of the ...

Have you sworn off eating bread because you've been told it's bad for you? Eating certain types of bread may be healthier for ...

Researchers at RIKEN, Yokohama City University and The University of Tokyo have uncovered how gut bifidobacteria protect the body against lethal infection by enhancing the defenses of colonic ...

The teeth of people who lived in the San Francisco area in the 19th century can reveal who was breastfed as an infant and for how long. Diana Malarchik's work shows that social status had an effect on ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:2264), a leading Japanese dairy product company, has announced a groundbreaking discovery in the fundamental research of ...

Gluten is enemy No. 1 for those with celiac disease, and it’s hard to avoid. Episodes of this chronic autoimmune illness can be triggered by ingesting gluten, a key protein in wheat and some other ...

Prebiotics are fibers that feed friendly gut bacteria, helping them make short-chain fatty acids that support colon cells and metabolic health. Some examples of prebiotic-rich foods include chicory ...

Supplementing breastfed infants with activated Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) bacteria had a positive impact on babies' gut microbes for up to a year, according to a recent study.