Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health ...

Researchers have identified two gut bacteria that can produce serotonin, a key chemical that regulates bowel movements. In experiments with mice lacking serotonin, the microbes boosted serotonin ...

An outbreak of meningitis is being investigated by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which says 13 cases have been ...

Scientists at MIT have discovered that a little-known protein called intelectin-2 plays a powerful double role in defending the gut. The protein strengthens the mucus layer that lines the ...

Givaudan’s Alexandre Bastos shares how engineering, empathy and AI shape the future of food innovation, from functional ...

The gut microbiome—the trillions of bacteria and other microbes that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract—drives a process vital for protecting the colon against tissue injury, according to the findings ...

Plant growth is supported by millions of tiny soil microbes competing and cooperating with each other as they perform important roles at the plant root, including improving access to nutrients and ...

It is important that you complete the full course of your antibiotics as it reduces side effects like nausea or allergic ...

The silent hero of every flight: the seat fabrics that regulate temperature, provide comfort, and often go unnoticed by passengers.

Long-term genomic study of E. coli infections in newborns shows immune system rather than antibiotic resistance influences.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s Health Headlines, we’re talking about pink noise, the importance of muscle strength, and a bacteria that’s resistant to antibiotics. Dr. F. Perry Wilson, Yale ...

Bacteria and the viruses that infect them are perpetually at war. Their deadly clashes push both kinds of microbes to evolve ...