It sounds like something from a science fiction or perhaps even a horror story. Space stations always seem like almost clinical environments that are clean and free of any bacteria. However, this is ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and their collaborators have developed a new technology to track beneficial bacteria after fecal microbiota transplants (FMT). The approach ...

Chelsie E. Armbruster, PhD, associate professor of microbiology and immunology, recently received $3.75 million from the National Institutes of Health to study how polymicrobial communities form ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered more than 100 new human viruses in 252 different gut microbes, ...

A UCLA-led team explored bacteria commonly seen in the healthy digestive tract and found that a unique mechanism driving ...

Antibiotic-resistant superbugs pose a growing global health threat, with WHO reporting that antimicrobial resistance is ...

Microbes in the gut can change the effects of genetic mutations (LJNovaScotia/Pixabay/) Health blogs and diet websites often tout antioxidants as a cure-all for gut health. But the story of the gut ...

Researchers uncover how gut bacteria use DGRs to adapt and survive, revealing new ways our microbiome could impact lifelong ...

Australian researchers tested drugs at intestinal concentrations similar to those found in humans, making the results highly relevant to real-world clinical use.

It's unclear why colon cancer cases have doubled in people under 55 over the past two decades, a staggering rise that has alarmed doctors and cancer researchers. But part of the story could be ...

Disinfectants such as bleach, acids, phenols, and alcohols are important weapons against infectious diseases. During the COVID-19 pandemic, as the coronavirus ran rampant across the world, experts ...