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 ...

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

Gum disease, or periodontitis, has been linked to poorer cognitive function. Researchers believe this connection may be due ...

Bacteria in the gut have been implicated in autoimmune diseases, like lupus, that don't primarily affect the gastrointestinal ...

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 ...

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

A study found that Streptococcus anginosus, a common mouth and gut bacterium, is more prevalent in stroke patients and linked ...

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