A new study reveals that close social contacts, such as friends, influence the composition of the microbiota — the community ...

Our gut is a bustling hub of activity, home to trillions of microbes that work together with our bodies to keep us healthy. A ...

A Swedish study of nearly 9,000 individuals explores the connection between gut bacteria and heart health, revealing that ...

While studies have associated Morganella morganii and major depressive disorder before, this study deciphers how they are ...

The human body has a unique way of communicating ... Body odor results from complex biochemical interactions within the body, ...

A new study has found that the composition of your gut microbiome helps predict how likely you are to succumb to potentially life-threatening infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae, E.coli and other ...

Antibiotics are a double-edged sword—they should be as toxic as possible to pathogenic bacteria while being harmless to the ...

Experiments and modeling reveal the unexpected structure that can be seen in bacteria grown in mucus samples and biofilms.

An unpleasant odour is a big buzzkill — it can overshadow the best of your OOTD, making you self-conscious and leaving a ...

and the mirror bacteria themselves could even be considered an invasive species. While there would not be "many organic molecules inside a human body for a mirror cell to feed on," because their ...

The group of bacteria called Enterobacteriaceae, including Klebsiella pneumoniae, Shigella, E.coli and others, is present at low levels as part of a healthy human gut microbiome. But at high ...