Scientists have long recognized human skin as a vibrant ecosystem that's home to millions of microorganisms. Our skin ...

The human skin hosts a multitude of microorganisms, including fungi that could play a key role in our health. A recent study reveals how a common yeast produces substances capable of ...

U. of Oregon team uncovered a molecule produced by yeast on the skin that has potent antimicrobial properties against a ...

Researchers examined the differences in bacteria present in domestic spaces such ... most of the bacteria being the types found on human skin. Some of these bacteria can cause foodborne illnesses.

These hydroxy fatty acids, which are made from lipids on human skin, have antibacterial effects. The fatty acids act like a detergent and can rip the membranes of staph bacteria open, killing the ...

THERE have been several studies on the interrelation of nose and skin bacteria in unisolated groups of human beings ... in the total number of bacteria present. However, exercise and sweating ...

Skin bacteria may protect against UV damage by metabolizing a sun-induced molecule, influencing immune responses.

It is becoming clear that mouse skin differs significantly from that of humans, not only in structure, but also in its immune response to bacteria. Understanding how human skin differentiates ...

Early experiments suggest a patch that delivers harmless electric currents into the skin can thwart certain bacterial infections. However, it has not yet been tested in humans. When you purchase ...

Bacteria obviously affect our health, but not only in a negative way. As long as we are inside our mother’s womb, we live protected and perhaps even germ-free, but that ends as soon as we are born. A ...