Cholera remains a major global public health challenge, with an estimated 1.3 to 4 million cases and tens of thousands of ...

Dealing with an infection isn't as straightforward as simply killing the pathogen. The body also needs to carefully steer and ...

Early in 2025, scientists discovered a promising new antibiotic in a soil sample from a lab technician's backyard. The ...

Dealing with an infection isn't as straightforward as simply killing the pathogen. The body also needs to carefully steer and ...

Probiotics are microbes that pacify your immune system and prevent the collateral damage from an overactive inflammatory response. Here’s how to put them to work.

The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing ...

Inside every human cell, a molecular machine quietly shreds damaged proteins to keep life running smoothly. Researchers have ...

Using robots and click chemistry, scientists built potential active ingredients for future antibiotics that contain metal. An ...

Microbiome is as unique as a fingerprint. These bacteria perform important jobs, including maintaining the intestinal barrier ...

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory conditions. A critical factor, however, is whether the active substances actually ...

Gut nutritionist Alina Nazari joined Gayle Guyardo, host of the globally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom, to ...