The dispersion of bacteria moving through porous environments follows an astonishingly simple and universal law. The Earth is populated by swimming microorganisms, such as bacteria, which ...

A new study published in Nature Microbiology has reported a naturally occurring family of bacterial species in the human gut ...

A team at Scripps Research has created a microchip that can rapidly reveal how a person's antibodies respond to viruses using only a drop of blood. This game-changing technology, called mEM, condenses ...

Coconino County has confirmed its first human death from the plague in nearly two decades. Health officials say a Coconino ...

Experiments in mice show that some gut bacteria can absorb toxic PFAS chemicals, allowing animals to expel them through feces.

With a proven link between malnutrition and illness, human ingenuity is working to end the root cause of around half of all ...

Study in mice suggests potential for probiotic treatment. Although previous research has linked pesticide exposure to harmful ...

Snot plays a powerful role in protecting us from disease – and its colour alone can provide insights into what's going on in ...

When hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.

Babies lacking in key gut bacteria are at greater risk of developing asthma, allergies or eczema Dirty diapers are more than ...

The human body's inflammation response acts as a complex defense system, fight infection, and support the healing process.

New research from Northern Arizona University points to the idea that, under some conditions, plants can "curate" their ...