Periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory disease of the gums, affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide and is ...

The gut microbiome at time of surgery may significantly impact recurrence of colorectal cancer.An analysis of nearly 300 ...

Researchers reveal that salivary bacteria from gum disease alter gut metabolism, driving osteoclast activity and ...

Researchers have developed a targeted approach to combat periodontitis without disrupting the natural balance of the oral ...

There's more than one bacterial culprit for a disease that's been eating away at elk hooves in the Pacific Northwest. A new ...

Our skin is a crucial, protective barrier that is considered to be a major part of our immune defenses. When pathogens try to infect us, they have to get into our bodies or into our cells, and ...

Researchers discovered that clearing out certain digestive bacteria with antibiotics helps calm the immune system. This temporary microbial shift protected mice from severe brain swelling and cellular ...

The discovery of Psychrobacter SC65A.3, isolated from the Scărişoara Ice Cave in Romania, is both a blessing and a curse.

An advisory has been issued for Blacks Beach in La Jolla due to elevated bacteria levels, and water in the area should be ...

In a cave in Romania, scientists found a bacterial strain entombed in ice that is resistant to 10 modern antibiotics. But it may also help fight superbugs.

Scientists have engineered bacteria that thrive inside tumors, using oxygen sensing to destroy cancer from within.

Plant growth is supported by millions of tiny soil microbes competing and cooperating with each other as they perform ...