The teeth of people who lived in the San Francisco area in the 19th century can reveal who was breastfed as an infant and for how long. Diana Malarchik's work shows that social status had an effect on ...

The gut microbe Bifidobacterium can help keep antibiotic resistant infections at bay, according to new research from UC Davis. (Getty Images) Gut microbes in children may play a role in keeping ...

Gluten is enemy No. 1 for those with celiac disease, and it’s hard to avoid. Episodes of this chronic autoimmune illness can be triggered by ingesting gluten, a key protein in wheat and some other ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:2264), a pioneer in bifidobacteria and gut microbiota research, reveals that its collaborative ‘Bifidobacteria Training’ project ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:2264), a leading Japanese dairy product company, has announced a groundbreaking discovery in the fundamental research of ...

Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark, DTU, document that a special subgroup of naturally occurring bifidobacteria plays a crucial role in reducing antibiotic resistance in infants.

You mention that bifidobacteria can improve irritable bowel symptoms and may be superior to lactobacilli (“Latest review aims to simplify irritable bowel,” February 2010). A nutritionist once told me ...

A new study suggests that infants, who are vulnerable to an array of infectious diseases, may have a microbial ally in keeping antibiotic-resistant infections at bay. Researchers found that children ...

Supplementing breastfed infants with activated Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) bacteria had a positive impact on babies' gut microbes for up to a year, according to a recent study.