A fungal infection that resists every drug a doctor throws at it. A bacterial outbreak on a wheat field that shrugs off ...

Recent studies suggest that animals and people alike have close and complex relationships with the bacteria around and within ...

One of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet is closer than you think—right inside your mouth. Your mouth is a thriving ecosystem of more than 500 different species of bacteria living in distinct, ...

Researchers at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences are leveraging a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to advance their mechanistic insights into gut microbes.

Antimicrobial resistance is becoming a global burden in human health and food production, so affordable new materials are ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—the so-called “forever chemicals”—have long been known to accumulate in the human body, raising alarms due to links with decreased fertility, cardiovascular ...

The Virginia Commonwealth University researchers behind one of the most widely-used canine Lyme disease vaccines are ...

Spending time with close companions might do more than strengthen bonds—it could also reshape your gut bacteria. In a study ...

Antibiotics are a double-edged sword—they should be as toxic as possible to pathogenic bacteria while being harmless to the cells of the human body. An international research team led by the Helmholtz ...

A Korean skincare staple is tackling the global superbug crisis. Scientists find Cica-derived madecassic acid stops ...

In the ongoing development of cancer immunotherapy, as well as our still developing understanding of the human immune system, ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are showing up in wildlife, with birds and foxes acting as unexpected carriers across ...