LC3-associated phagocytosis (LAP) is a specialized process for degrading dead cells, microbes or other particles. It plays a ...

People have a more than tripled risk of pancreatic cancer if their mouths contain 27 types of bacteria and fungi, including ...

Microbes in water are like invisible travelers—and some carry disease with them. Keeping the water that flows through our ...

They also linked pancreatic cancer to three bacteria already known to contribute to gum disease — Porphyromonas gingivalis, ...

“Beyond your DNA and your lifestyle, your microbes play a huge role in shaping how your body reacts to illnesses and vaccines ...

A new analysis suggests that the oral microbiome could help identify individuals at an increased risk for pancreatic cancer.

Scientists have, for the first time, pinned down exactly when microbes colonized a meteorite impact crater. The team shows ...

Calcium, a mineral involved in wound healing, can strengthen the attachment between microbe and skin and make infections hard to shake.

Rice, a staple for billions, is one of the most resource-hungry crops on the planet—but scientists may have found a way to ...

The trillions of microbes that live in the human gut may play a bigger role in health than previously thought, according to a ...

Twenty-seven species of bacteria and fungi among the hundreds that live in people's mouths have been collectively tied to a 3 ...

The cultivation of rice—the staple grain for more than 3.5 billion people around the world—comes with extremely high ...