Four major trends that will shape how we as a society will confront antibiotic resistance in the coming decade.

Today we know pathogens -- viruses, bacteria, and certain other microbes -- are responsible for many diseases. But linking ...

Bacterial vaginosis is often treated as a women-only condition, but new research shows it can be sexually transmitted. Here’s ...

AT least 8 out of every 10 patients who seek dental treatment do so because of an infection. Most, if not all, expect that if a person’s face is swollen, then ...

Postbiotics are beneficial compounds produced when gut bacteria, including probiotics, break down prebiotics. In other words, ...

Scientists are warning that a little-known group of microbes called free-living amoebae may pose a growing global health threat. Found in soil and water, some species can survive extreme heat, ...

Two recent studies from the University of California, Riverside, published in the same issue of Gut Microbes highlight the ...

Dark stains in or around your toilet can be caused by a few culprits. Some can be resolved with routine cleaning, but others ...