The process of aging is associated with a decline in immune functions and persistent low-level inflammation. Now, researchers ...

A bacterium from the intestines of Japanese tree frogs has "exhibited remarkably potent" tumor-killing abilities when ...

Bacteria are among the most diverse and ancient forms of life on Earth. Yet, much of what is known about them comes from a ...

New research shows some gut bacteria mimic myelin, tricking immunity to attack nerves and worsen MS. Non-inflammatory ...

A research team of Prof. Eijiro Miyako at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) has discovered that the bacterium Ewingella americana, isolated from the intestines of Japanese ...

Researchers at Stockholm University have uncovered surprising insights into a large, previously unstudied group of bacteria, ...

An international team of researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology has uncovered a hidden world of ...

Antibiotics are powerful treatments that have saved countless lives over the course of decades. New findings from Scripps ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

Bacteria may be the next frontier in cancer treatment, according to a team led by researchers at Penn State that devised a ...

If gut bacteria are too similar to the protective layer of nerves, they can misdirect the immune system and cause it to ...

Mast cell platform can expand to carry other payloads, such as molecules, viruses, proteins and drug-loaded nanoparticles.