The bacteria that live on your skin could be playing a role in protecting you from the sun's harmful UV rays, scientists have ...

Your cute test kit (so much better designed than ... is that variety and balance of the bacterial species are key. With my skin seemingly hosting mostly just two types of dominant bacteria ...

These “friendly” bacteria may help control the growth ... What Can an At-Home Skin Microbiome Test Kit Tell You? Companies have started selling at-home kits purporting to tell you what types ...

Around 30 percent of people have Staphylococcus aureus bacteria — the primary ... plans to continue to study the skin microbiome as a future source for antibiotics, and she’s even started a follow-up ...

Your doctor may use an acid-fast bacteria (AFB) stain test to see ... including lung issues and other infections or sores on your skin. This test can also be called an acid-fast bacillus smear ...

Early experiments suggest a patch that delivers harmless electric currents into the skin can thwart certain bacterial infections ... Going forward, the team aims to test BLAST in animals before ...