A large study shows how everyday food choices shape gut bacteria linked to weight, blood sugar, and overall health.

A new study published in Nature Microbiology has reported a naturally occurring family of bacterial species in the human gut that can absorb and break down toxic, long-lasting "forever chemicals" and ...

New research shows some gut bacteria mimic myelin, tricking immunity to attack nerves and worsen MS. Non-inflammatory ...

Bacteria uses multiple defense mechanisms to survive in the host body. Shigella bacteria, that causes colitis, disable multiple host defense pathways using three specialized effector proteins, as ...

This condition causes pain, swelling, and stiffness in the joints and can make daily life very difficult. It is an autoimmune ...

Bacteria found in human guts that a leading expert has called 'The Four Horseman of longevity' could help you live to 100. Doctor and Harvard University scientist Dr William Li recently appeared on a ...

Lurking in our nonstick pans, our rain jackets and even our drinking water are toxic compounds known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also called “forever chemicals.” They can ...

Scientists are uncovering a surprising way to influence bacteria—not by killing them, but by changing how they communicate.

It’s no secret that certain foods give off certain scents, but the way they interact with the gut, skin and other parts of the body can also change people's body odor. Developing research from Europe ...

After scratching his leg on a boat trailer in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi a 77-year-old man died on July 21, 2025. The culprit behind the tragic progression of what seemed like a routine wound was an ...

Like all living things, bacteria adapt to survive. Over time, bacteria have been developing resistance to common antibiotics and disinfectants, which poses a growing problem for health care and ...

They’re sticking it to the man-made chemicals. PFAS — synthetic substances that persist in the environment and human body — have been likened to “slow poisons” that may increase the risk of certain ...