This complex microbial dance seems to have a really important role in our health. Oral diseases and even oral cancers have ...

Astrobiologists in Germany are developing a new testing device that could help tease dormant alien microbes into revealing ...

Finding life in outer space is one of the great endeavors of humankind. One approach is to find motile microorganisms that ...

Could the key to easing anxiety be hidden in our gut? Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the National Neuroscience ...

Weighing in at nearly 2 kilos, our gut bacteria seem to play an even bigger role than was previously thought. These bacteria ...

A new study finds that sharks and rays harbor several harmful bacteria, some resistant to antibiotics, raising concerns over their impact on public health.

A new study reveals that gut microbes influence anxiety-related brain activity through microbial metabolites called indoles.

When we think of gut health, most of us think only about the food we eat. But, did you know there are countless other factors ...

Microbes that reside peaceably in the nasal passageways and on the skin can be harnessed for taking drugs to target cells.

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the bacteria are not resistant? In their latest study published in the journal Nature ...

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the bacteria are not resistant? In their latest study, researchers challenge the ...