Researchers have long known that glycosaminoglycan-binding proteins (HBPs) help control vital processes like cell growth, ...

Obelisks have been identified in bacteria residing in various parts of the human body, including the mouth and intestinal ...

A team of scientists led by the UAB has identified a new type of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) found in human proteins that ...

Bacterial cells are about a thousand times smaller than human cells but they are far more numerous. Even though only about 1 per cent of body weight is due to the bacteria living on or inside the ...

They colonize the bacteria inside the mouths and guts of ... The type of obelisk varied based on what part of the body they were found in and which human sample they came from.

The aging of the innermost cell layer of blood vessels leads to cardiovascular diseases. Researchers at UZH have now shown ...

3 Firmicutes and Bacteroides At least 500 species of bacteria, weighing about 3.3 pounds, live inside the human gut. The majority are from one of two phyla, the Firmicutes and the Bacteroides. They ...

Research studies are revealing how to help your body’s gut microbiome regulate your emotions, stress levels, and behavior.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (small rod-shaped bacteria) swarms toward and around a neighboring Cryptococcus neoformans (round yeast) colony. The thin fluid halo surrounding the yeast enables the bacteria ...

Scientists estimate that tens of trillions of viruses live inside of us ... In the human body, for example, phages typically don’t exterminate their host bacteria. And bacteria may benefit ...

In an exciting new discovery, scientists have found that our own bodies might hold the key to fighting dangerous bacteria. A ...