New research found that a three-day “juice cleanse” wasn’t as beneficial for oral and gut microbiomes as eating a plant-based ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global public health crisis responsible for more than a million deaths annually. By 2050, the ...

Rapidly spreading, harrowing and potentially lethal, a necrotizing soft tissue infection — so-called flesh-eating disease — ...

A sugar produced by soil bacteria may be able to stop the loss of skin pigment caused by vitiligo.  | A sugar produced by ...

A plant-based diet can improve health and prevent disease by feeding the good bacteria in your digestive tract. Trillions of bacteria live in your digestive tract and play an important role in health.

In lab experiments, a protein found in the Sydney rock oyster made some antibiotics more effective and killed several types ...

Proton-pump inhibitors like pantoprazole are often used in people after surgical treatment for esophageal cancer. They reduce ...

New research from Tulane University has identified a unique genetic signature in bacteria that can predict their likelihood of developing antibiotic resistance, a finding that can help quickly ...

New research reveals that bacteria form species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange within species. This ...

A new antibody therapy effectively protects monkeys from severe H5N1 avian flu, offering hope for a universal flu vaccine and ...

The “microbial arms race” returns to viral phages to counter deadly infections.

You recently wrote that you do not recommend probiotics in healthy people. I am a 78-year-old male who, three years ago, ...