Dietary patterns are increasingly recognized as key modulators of human health, not only through their nutritional composition but also via their impact on ...

This Nature Outlook is editorially independent, produced with financial support from Yakult. About this content. We are not alone in our bodies. Each person is home to trillions of bacteria, viruses ...

A recent perspective highlights challenges in translating human microbiome research into consistent clinical benefits and interventions.

The gut microbiota might perhaps one day become a routine tool for the early diagnosis of many diseases and to guide treatment, but at present there is a lack of solid scientific evidence to support ...