Videos

Watch videos about the research taking place in the Gut Microbiome Lab at Mayo Clinic and find educational information based on the lab's findings and expertise.

Investigating gut microbiome links to chronic diseases with Purna Kashyap, M.B.B.S.

This episode discusses the gut microbiome's role in chronic diseases. Dr. Kashyap talks about how to discover the complex factors that trigger and perpetuate chronic diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, zeroing in on the gut microbiome as a contributor to different aspects of gastrointestinal tract physiology.

Mayo Clinic Minute: What is the 'microbiome,' and how does it affect your weight?

Typically, you think of bacteria as something bad that you should avoid. But as it turns out, most of the bacteria inside your gut play an important role in keeping you healthy.

Dr. Kashyap says your microbiome can affect which diseases or infections you might get.