Antibiotics are designed to kill harmful bacteria and help the body recover from infection. But some antibiotics may also ...

Scientists have developed a new way to fight gum disease without wiping out the mouth’s helpful bacteria—a major shift from traditional treatments. Instead of killing everything, this targeted ...

Nearly half of American adults over 30 have some form of gum disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Researchers have discovered that a particular protein in the gut is fighting an important battle against the spread of ...

Christian Hertweck (left) and Jonas Fiedler at the Leibniz-HKI in Jena. They discovered an enzyme that neutralizes a virulence factor of dangerous Burkholderia bacteria. Burkholderia pseudomallei is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A peer-reviewed study is raising alarms about the role our waste and wastewater systems play in spreading ...

Scientists have made an important discovery that could change how doctors understand two serious brain diseases: Amyotrophic ...

Antibacterial soaps and cleaning wipes may contribute to antimicrobial resistance, a new study suggests, with experts ...

A new study revealed that differences in the amount of key bacterial groups in the gut accurately predicted cancer recurrence when patients were analyzed in a new way.

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are showing up in wildlife, with birds and foxes acting as unexpected carriers across ...