Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer ...

Researchers have developed a bacteria-specific PET tracer that distinguishes lung infections from inflammation, promising ...

A better understanding of human smell is emerging as scientists interrogate its fundamental elements: the odor molecules that ...

Vaginal microbiome-drug interactions affect antibiotic treatment for bacterial vaginosis, emphasizing the need for ...

New drugs that target ‘zombie’ tuberculosis (TB) cells are now a step closer, thanks to a new study led by the University of Surrey, published in Scientific Reports .

Scientists have studied a new target for antibiotics in the greatest detail yet – in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

A new study found that daylight boosts your immune system by helping infection-fighting cells (neutrophils) work more ...

As antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" make infections trickier to treat, some in the medical community are turning to ...

Even in their natural state, some asperigimycins killed leukemia cells in lab tests. But the researchers went further. By ...

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have solved a 60-year-old mystery in bacterial cell envelope ...

New data from Ocado Retail has shown a 54 per cent increase in the sales of health drinks, such as matcha tea, kefir, ...

Postbiotics are bioactive compounds that are made when the friendly bacteria in your gut digest and break down fibres. Even ...