From vitamin C to your microbiome and mindset, the latest science of immunity is often counterintuitive. Here's how to give ...

The gut microbiome - made up of trillions of microbes in the digestive tract - is vital for digestion and overall health. Diet and medication shape these microbial ecosystems, but the contribution of ...

How a reporter began to investigate diabetes risk, and along the way, made a startling discovery about his own health.

A large study of rats shows that genes shape the gut microbiome in two ways: directly, by influencing an individual’s own ...

Your "roommate's" genes could be influencing the bacteria living in your gut, and vice versa, according to a study of rats ...

If something similar occurs in humans, and given growing evidence that the gut microbiome matters for health, genetic ...

From influencing weight gain to supporting immune function, gut microbes do far more than digest food. They may even explain ...

Every five years since 1980, the U.S. government has issued guidelines on what Americans should eat for optimal health. This is not unusual — more than 90 countries across the world do the same, as ...

"Where did we go so wrong with food?" the woman wrote in an online forum Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing about fashion, parenting and pop culture for more than 15 years.

At a certain point, older folks occasionally develop a penchant for making verbal slurs, mental stumbles, rambling speeches, and confusing responses. They often claim that they have no memory of ...