In a nutshell A year-long study of hospital sink drains found 67 different bacterial species living there, many resistant to ...

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...

Researchers have proven that antibiotic-resistant strains of a harmful bacteria thrive in a diabetic infection environment.

A groundbreaking study explores how bacterial transfer during intercourse — the "sexome" — could help confirm sexual contact ...

Using a new method to study how carbohydrates modify proteins, scientists have discovered that gut bacteria can alter molecular signatures in the brain.

In new research published this week, a team led by Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) scientists reveals that symbiotic bacteria often accompany single-celled protists in the ocean’s upper layer. Some ...

A new study has found that going on a juice-only diet for as little as three days can change people’s oral microbiome, with ...

The FoodMarble Aire 2 claims to be able to use breath-testing to track gut issues -- but does it really help track down gut ...

Harvard researchers have found that M. morganii may contribute to depression by producing an inflammatory molecule.

While we've seen antibacterial wound dressings before, Italian scientists have taken the idea to new extremes. They've ...

Hundreds of different species of microbes live, laugh, and love in your gut. In the future, one of these might serve a new function: microscopic in-house pharmacist.