A drug-resistant strain of A. baumannii is spreading in a Malaysian hospital, posing a global health threat due to its ...

A scientist who was working on plague-causing bacteria caught the disease despite using weakened strains that were deemed ...

Tiny magnetic bacteria that live in tightly bound groups are showing scientists how life might have evolved complex, multicellular forms. These rare bacteria can’t survive alone – they depend on one ...

A new study maps how specific lactic acid bacteria can enhance both the flavor and nutritional quality of plant-based dairy ...

A 90-day real-world study in Spain shows that a comprehensive, personalized treatment for SIBO significantly improves ...

A new study shows that sending more germs to the International Space Station could improve astronauts' health.

Saccharin, the artificial sweetener used in diet foods like yogurts and sugar-free drinks, can kill multidrug-resistant ...

Saccharin destabilizes bacterial membranes and interferes with DNA replication, causing lysis and impairing virulence traits.

In the fight against bacterial pathogens, researchers are combining vaccination with targeted colonization of the intestine by harmless microorganisms. This approach could potentially mark a turning ...

Three people are dead and two are injured after eating chocolate mousse thought to be contaminated by listeria bacteria (Picture: PA/Getty) Listeria is believed to have left three people dead ...

Immune cells in the skin ‘cauterize’ open wounds and create ‘band-aids’ to prevent the spread of harmful bacteria and foreign molecules from injury sites, finds a study 1 in mice.

Probiotics support your health and overall well-being by crowding out harmful pathogens, improving your intestinal barrier function, and promoting neurotransmitter production, among other benefits ...