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

Researchers have discovered three compounds with anti-aging properties produced by a bacterium in the blood, which reduced ...

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

Researchers found traces of Mycobacterium lepromatosis in thousand-year-old human remains in Canada and Argentina.

The discovery of Mycobacterium lepromatosis suggests leprosy was present in the Americas long before Europeans, altering the ...

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.

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 ...

acnes, so the wider skin microbiome is left unharmed, he says. that if these bacteria are present on the surface ... be shown to have a similar effect in humans. However in all cases, large ...

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 ...