Excessive use of antibiotics in medicine, it seems, is not the only factor driving resistant bugs. The new research also ...

University of Tennessee Knoxville professor and Goodrich Chair of Excellence in Civil Engineering Frank Loeffler and his ...

The composition of gut bacteria appears to be associated with how much latent HIV remains in the blood of people receiving ...

You may be familiar with the idea that your gut and skin are home to a collection of microbes – fungi, bacteria and viruses – that are vital for keeping you healthy. But did you know that your eyes ...

Bacteria can chemically bond per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” directly into their cell membranes, according to a peer-reviewed study led by ...

Pathogenic bacteria often delay the activation of their virulence program until they are inside the host. Researchers have ...

A quiet but powerful process begins the moment food touches your mouth. Long before your immune system reacts, bacteria in ...

Previously unseen bacteria have been discovered inside beached pygmy sperm whales, baffling scientists due to their potential ...

Researchers have discovered that a particular protein in the gut is fighting an important battle against the spread of ...

Cholera-causing bacteria are locked in an evolutionary arms race with a viral nemesis, according to a new genomic study.

Levodopa—the gold-standard treatment for Parkinson's disease—increases dopamine in the brain. But as the disease progresses ...