Carnegie Mellon University researchers have uncovered a vulnerability in bacteria that could pave the way for an entirely new class of treatments.

The huge and diverse community of microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract is intimately linked to many aspects of our ...

A newly discovered promoter element "start" points to a shared regulatory syntax for controlling transcription initiation in ...

Scientists found that certain molecules made by gut bacteria travel to the liver and help control how the body uses energy.

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Dec. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new rapid test could improve treatment of ...

A study led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) has revealed critical new ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

The tool's positive predictive value for invasive bacterial infections was 6.9% (95% CI 4.8%-9.9%). Its negative predictive value (NPV) reached 99.4% (95% CI 98.1%-99.8%), translating to a 0.6% chance ...

Dear Doctors: I have had a UTI several times and know the symptoms. This last time, when I went to urgent care, they said they needed a urine culture before they could treat me. It was another day of ...

Modern lifestyle problems such as hair loss, fatigue, poor sleep, digestive discomfort, and irregular periods are becoming increasingly common, yet most people try to fix them with quick dietary ...

Norovirus is highly contagious and can spread through contaminated surfaces and food. Proper handwashing and disinfecting can ...

A large-scale laboratory screening of human-made chemicals has identified 168 chemicals that are toxic to bacteria found in the healthy human gut. These chemicals stifle the growth of gut bacteria ...