There are trillions of microbes living in your body. Far from parasitic squatters, most of these microorganisms form a diverse and essential community ...

Obesity is associated with skeletal deterioration and increased fracture risk, but the underlying mechanism is unclear. Herein, it is shown that obese gut microbiota promotes skeletal deterioration by ...

But they also interact with the human nervous system. Microbes can produce compounds that affect the way neurons work. They ...