Polio is not endemic in the United States, but the disease is circulating in 30 other countries now. A doctor explains how to protect against polio when traveling.

It starts with a mumbled complaint about a sore stomach at bedtime. Two hours later, the child in the top bunk is retching, ...

Forget months of dieting—new research reveals that a high-dose, two-day oat intervention can trigger a metabolic breakthrough by activating specific gut bacteria.

Some restaurants close at 9 p.m. and call it a day, but Mickey’s Diner in St. Paul has a different philosophy: why close at all? This art deco gem has been serving food around the clock in downtown St ...

Four simple habits your gut will thank you for.

Study finds major methodological differences across seven direct-to-consumer stool tests, producing taxonomic profiles as variable as those between individuals — limiting clinical use.

Scientists have identified why some gut microbes successfully stay in the gut after fecal transplants, while others are much more transient. The King's College London discovery could help make the ...

How a dreaded medical chore is getting a longevity rebrand.

A little help from fiber can get things moving smoothly.