A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.

A small, preliminary trial and studies in mice draw links between fibromyalgia and alterations of the gut microbiome.

Scientists have discovered two new methane-producing archaea in the human gut, revealing surprising links to inflammation and ...

An international team of microbiologists from the Medical University of Graz, the DSMZ—German Collection of Microorganisms ...

For decades, scientists have searched for a way to outsmart Lyme disease, a stealthy infection that affects nearly half a ...

Bacteria naturally present in the human intestine (known as the gut microbiota) can transform cholesterol-derived bile acids into powerful metabolites that strengthen anti-cancer immunity by blocking ...

Microbes can also interact with enteroendocrine cells (EECs) present in the gut lining to send hormones throughout the body. EECs detect shifts in luminal microorganisms via microbial metabolites and ...

The new study shows that antibiotic resistance is more easily transmitted between genetically similar bacteria and mainly occurs in wastewater treatment plants and inside the human body.

On Thursday April 1, the Department of Biology hosted Niels Ringstad, professor in the Department of Cell Biology at the New ...

Scientists are looking for answers about how these confounding trips, known as metastases, occur throughout the human body ...

A new study from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine has found that eating walnuts may help reduce inflammation ...