When you crawl into bed after a long day, you could be sleeping in dirt and bacteria if you do not regularly wash you sheets.

Genital skin tags are a common skin growth that are often caused by the skin rubbing against itself in skinfolds in the groin ...

A protein that gives fleas their bounce has been used to boot out bacteria cells, with lab results demonstrating the material ...

Reducing the copies of one gene in the bubonic plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, made it less deadly but potentially more ...

Every night while you sleep, microscopic eight-legged parasites called Demodex mites emerge from your pores and crawl on your ...

As you fall asleep each night, you can take comfort in knowing you are never truly alone — thanks to the dozens of ...

Miley Cyrus' knee infection after a music video shoot highlights how public spaces can harbor bacteria, as doctors stress the importance of hygiene and wound care.

In patients with diabetic foot ulcers that looked healed and met the current definition of a closed wound, closed ulcers with ...

Scientists have developed an innovative laser technology that mimics shark's skin to create bacteria-resistant metal surfaces ...