Antibiotic treatments are losing effectiveness against a range of common bacterial pathogens, including E. coli, K.

Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and ...

A recent discovery establishes a link between an oral bacterium and the development of breast tumors. Work indicates that a microbe is capable of migrating to breast tissue, where it ...

A Dartmouth study finds that molecular hitchhikers living within bacteria can make their hosts extra resistant to medical ...

Harvard immunologist Dennis Kasper and his colleagues have found that tiny changes in gut bacteria can flip the immune system from calm to inflamed, even when the microbes look harmless. Their work, ...

Common gut bacteria use protein delivery systems to interact directly with human cells, reshaping how scientists view the ...

A study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has found that certain antibodies inhibit Mycobacterium ...

Scientists at LSU have patented a novel way to kill cancer cells using staph bacteria, sometimes called the “superbug.” ...

An inflammatory sugar molecule produced by certain gut bacteria may play a key role in driving ALS, a study found.

A new study finds that a trait helping a marine bacterium survive and flourish today may ultimately become its Achilles Heel as ocean conditions continue to shift.

A new study suggests that a common respiratory bacterium may play an unexpected role in Alzheimer’s disease.