The blood pressure lowering effect of nitrate-rich beetroot juice in older people may be due to specific changes in their oral microbiome, according to the largest study of its kind.

Beet juice has been praised for its blood-pressure-lowering benefits, but new research suggests those benefits may also ...

Wheat’s root microbes help reduce fertilizer use, cutting costs, boosting yields, and lowering climate harm without new ...

To provide mechanistic constraints to interpret nitrogen (N) and oxygen (O) isotope ratios of nitrate ( NO 3 − ), 15N/14N and 18O/16O, in the environment, we measured the enzymatic NO 3 − N and O ...

Moreover, they detected the growth of nitrate-reducing bacteria, Neisseria and Rothia, which are associated with oral health; and a reduction of the bacteria associated with the development of ...

Research conducted at the University of Exeter has demonstrated that consuming beetroot juice can significantly reduce blood pressure in individuals over 60 years old through modifications to oral ...

Tech & Science Bacteria generating electricity from methane could provide renewable energy. Microbial power: A type of battery with two terminals, where one of these is a biological terminal and ...

Drinking beetroot juice promotes a mix of mouth bacteria associated with healthier blood vessels and brain function, according to a new study of people aged 70-80.

Billions of years ago— 1.45 billion by some sources —single-celled life forms gobbled up bacteria that, in turn, began to provide them with energy. Eventually, the bacteria became part of the ...

Some oral bacteria help process nitrate, a compound found in foods like beetroot and leafy greens, converting it into molecules that play a role in circulation and brain function.