An ingredient often added to yoghurts could save the Caribbean’s at risk coral, suggests new research. Probiotics slow the ...

Weizmann scientists uncover why our immune system lets us eat without harm, how it tolerates food—and why it sometimes fails.

An optimal mix of gut bacteria (microbiome) found in infants born vaginally could help children fight off severe viral lower ...

An ingredient often added to yogurt could save the Caribbean's at-risk coral, suggests new research. Probiotics slow the ...

One of the biggest threats to human health and to both animal and plant production is infection by antibiotic resistant ...

City honey becomes more powerful antibiotic than rural honey - urban beekeepers discover rooftop honey fights ...

Leprosy, long believed to have been introduced to the Americas by Europeans, has a more complex history. A recent study ...

Probiotics are everywhere, claiming to help us poop, restore gut health, and more. They can also be used to help threatened coral reefs. A bacterial probiotic has helped slow the spread of stony coral ...

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 ...

Cancer remains one of the major global health threats. Tumors are not only influenced by gut microbiota but can also actively ...

What if the solutions to some of Earth's biggest problems could be found in some of its smallest creatures? That bet has led ...

So is it time to add viruses to one's microbiome-feeding regimen of probiotics and prebiotics, synbiotics (which combine the ...