Experiments in mice show that some gut bacteria can absorb toxic PFAS chemicals, allowing animals to expel them through feces.

When tested on their own and in mice, these bacterial strains from the human microbiome show promise in accumulating PFAS ...

Gut bacteria are known to be a key factor in many health-related concerns. However, the number and variety of them is vast, ...

Study in mice suggests potential for probiotic treatment. Although previous research has linked pesticide exposure to harmful effects on gut microbes, a new study is the first to chart how specific ...

PFAS have been linked with a range of health issues including decreased fertility, developmental delays in children, and a ...

Scientists have demonstrated that select human gut bacteria can bioaccumulate and sequester PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, ...

“You have germs on your hands then you touch the water bottle that would be an example of where you could get more of those ...

An international research team led by the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) has discovered a new strategy used by ...

The Cambridge team tested 89 strains of bacteria, many of them commonly found in the human gut. They discovered that at least 38 could absorb significant amounts of PFAS, especially longer-chain types ...

Certain types of microbes found in the human gut can absorb toxic “forever chemicals” from their surroundings, a study has ...

Gut bacteria are known to be a key factor in many health-related concerns. The human body comprises about 30 trillion to 40 trillion cells, but your intestines contain about 100 trillion gut bacteria.