Group B strep is a type of bacteria that many healthy people carry in their bodies: it naturally exists in the gut and lower ...

When gut bacteria breaks down plant fiber, they produce two compounds that act on genes to help prevent the growth of cancers ...

A new study finds that craving sugar is driven by a deficiency in a gut microbe that releases a substance that acts much like ...

A recent study published in Translational Psychiatry has found a connection between the bacteria in our mouths and mental ...

SRINAGAR: As the death toll from a mysterious illness in Budhal village, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, rose to 15, ...

Antibiotics are a double-edged sword—they should be as toxic as possible to pathogenic bacteria while being harmless to the ...

Two weeks after using a hot tub in his Conway home, 72-year-old Wayn Van Der Plaats was fighting for his life, his body ...

When something goes wrong in our bellies, we certainly feel it – and new research shows the processes through which harmful ...

Toxins on poison dart frog skin mold the skin's microbial community, boosting species variety and potentially even feeding some daredevil bacteria.

If your teeth have ever felt fuzzy after skipping a brushing, you've encountered biofilm—a slimy bacterial layer that clings ...

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

The group of bacteria called Enterobacteriaceae, including Klebsiella pneumoniae, Shigella, E. coli and others, is present at ...