Obesity can have a distinct impact on the absorption, effectiveness and excretion of antibiotics, medications that have been ...

Procalcitonin levels greater than 0.9 ng/mL may be a useful biomarker for identifying bacterial infections among febrile patients with JSLE.

Analyzing the gene activity of every single bacterial cell in a colony? A new technique from Würzburg can do this much more efficiently than other methods. Not all individuals in a population of ...

A new study suggests that boys who become overweight in their early teens risk damaging the genes of their future children, increasing their chances of developing asthma, obesity and low lung function ...

Birmingham scientists have identified an essential genetic code for a method called plasmid curing, which aims to "displace" antibiotic-resistance genes from bacteria. Plasmids, which are small ...

Chinese scientists have discovered a new microbe. A new strain of bacteria, niallia tiangongensis, was found on Tiangong. The microbe shows remarkable adaptation to extreme space environments.

These live a healthy life under germ-free conditions. However, after colonization with gut bacteria, they can develop a MS-like disease. As part of the study, the mice were given samples from a ...

North Carolina health officials warned beach-goers against swimming at three beaches after heavy rain caused runoff, bringing high levels of bacteria to the water. According to the NC Recreational ...

Microsoft warns about the security risks posed by default configurations in Kubernetes deployments, particularly those using out-of-the-box Helm charts, which could publicly expose sensitive data ...

We rely on fridges to keep food fresh, but if the temperature isn’t right, they can do the opposite – essentially becoming cosy incubators for bacteria. As a microbiologist, I might find that ...