Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the ...

A virulent strain of antibiotic-resistant superbug that causes severe disease has been found circulating in a Malaysian ...

Henkel, a shampoo company in Mexico, has recalled 1,068 units of shampoo due to possible exposure to a bacteria that can lead ...

Now, researchers from Yale have found that a specific bacterium, called Enterococcus gallinarum, can move from the gut to ...

The molecule was found in soil samples collected from a laboratory technician’s garden. The discovery shows that “there is ...

Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria's "motor, ...

People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or Parkinson’s disease have depletions in similar types of beneficial bacteria, ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a serious public health threat. Understanding the biology of these bacteria--such as how they synthesise their protective capsules--is essential for developing new ...

HPV infection increases cardiovascular disease risk by 40% and doubles coronary artery disease risk, adding to concerns about ...

In Estonia, many people learnt a lesson from ethnomedicine as children – that placing a plantain leaf on a scraped knee would ...