Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and Kiel University (CAU) have examined immune system function in ...

Researchers have found that gargling with an antiseptic mouthwash can reduce so-called 'bad' bacteria in the mouths of patients with type 2 diabetes. Notably, this reduction in bacteria was ...

Flesh-eating bacteria? Uh oh … you may want to have a seat. This is going to be a doozy. It turns out that you’ve got a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bacteria live on everyone's skin, and new research shows some friendly germs produce natural antibiotics that ward off their disease-causing cousins. Now scientists are mixing the ...

Mouthwashes have long bragged about killing 99.9% of germs in your mouth, but Rutgers Health researchers suggest this scorched-earth approach may harm oral health by eliminating beneficial bacteria ...

A study published in Nature of the LolCDE complex, as detailed through various experimental approaches and analyses, provides a comprehensive understanding of its structure, function, dynamics, and ...

We often hear that germs are something to avoid. Wash your hands. Clean your surfaces. Stay out of the mud! But scientists are discovering that our relationship with microbes is more complicated than ...

After a meal of questionable seafood or a few sips of contaminated water, bad bacteria can send your digestive tract into overdrive. Your intestines spasm and contract, efficiently expelling ...

A new study shows how one kind of bacteria, Vibrio cholerae, triggers painful intestinal contractions by activating the immune system. The research also finds a more general explanation for how the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - "Good" germs may work as well as antiseptics in protecting hospital patients from dangerous infections, Swedish researchers reported on Wednesday. Patients swabbed with ...