Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health problem around the world. When bacteria like E. coli no longer respond to antibiotics, infections become harder to treat. To develop new antibiotics, ...

Periodontal (gum) disease is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide, caused by the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis ...

Probiotics have been getting a lot of attention recently. These bacteria, which you can consume from fermented foods, yogurt, or even pills, are linked to a number of health and wellness benefits, ...

Found in volcanic soil in Albay, the newly classified organism belongs to a bacterial group responsible for producing many of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gut bacteria Having higher numbers of particular gut microbes might put you at a higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) ...

Scientists at National Taiwan University have developed a new microfluidic system that can detect subtle chemical fingerprints from bacteria—helping to identify even antibiotic-resistant strains. This ...

In many laboratories, from clinical to pharmaceutical, there is a shortage of microbiologists trained in identification – the process of determining one genus or species of bacterium or fungus from ...

A new study by researchers at Florida State University's Gut Biome Lab has revealed a potential link between an infection caused by gut bacteria and the progression of Alzheimer's disease. The ...

Waking up with morning breath is a common, often temporary experience caused by the natural activity of oral bacteria. Overnight, saliva production slows, reducing the mouth’s self-cleaning action and ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global public health crisis responsible for more than a million deaths annually. By 2050, the World Health Organization estimates it could surpass cancer and heart disease ...

Identifying viral vs. bacterial sinusitis Although the vast majority of sinus infections are caused by viruses, IDSA recommends prescribing antibiotics for acute bacterial rhinosinusitis. Although the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Current methods of identifying resistance mutations in microbes can miss other ways resistance can develop. koto_feja/iStock via ...