The human brain is a greedy organ. It gulps energy, demands constant upkeep, and somehow grew far larger (relative to body ...

Groundbreaking research reveals that human microbes can trigger genetic brain activity in other species, suggesting our ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

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Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread through ...