The human body has always been crowded with microscopic passengers, from bacteria to viruses and fungi. Over the past two ...

Researchers have discovered how bacteria break through spaces barely larger than themselves, by wrapping their flagella ...

Tooth jewels negatively affect dental health by acting as magnets for plaque and bacteria, leading to enamel erosion, decay, ...

The first place tobacco often shows its damage is not the lungs. It is the mouth. If you smoke, your gums face a daily ...

With UPFs making up 56 per cent of the average UK diet, experts reveal how over-consumption of them can impact our organs and overall health ...

Do you know what the universal blood type is? Apparently, only one in 10 Americans do. (It’s O-negative, by the way.) How ...

The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing ...

Scientists in Australia have identified how human immune cells detect bacteria, a discovery that could lead to effective vaccines and therapies for many diseases. Researchers at Australia’s Peter ...

An MIT team used artificial intelligence to design novel antibiotics, two of which showed promise against MRSA and gonorrhea. With help from artificial intelligence, MIT researchers have designed ...

New research into antimicrobial peptides, small chains of amino acids able to damage bacterial cells, shows why some peptides are more effective at doing that and also why some cells are more ...

In a first-of-its-kind lab study, scientists prove that probiotic bacteria stimulate immediate and measurable changes in brain cell function, hinting at a new direct communication between your gut and ...