A simple mouth rinse may carry molecular clues about cancers hidden deep in the digestive system. In a study published...

Depression is often described as a disorder of the brain, but a growing body of research is examining how closely...

Scanning electron microscopy has long offered microbiologists an exceptionally detailed view of bacterial surfaces, but the instrument’s vacuum environment creates...

Researchers from Lanzhou University have uncovered a vast bacterial network linking the atmosphere, glaciers, rivers, lakes, and soils of the...

For astronauts living aboard the International Space Station, constipation is a familiar but poorly understood consequence of spaceflight. A new...

Microbial communities may be carrying a hidden record of the temperatures and nutrient conditions in the environments where they live....

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are exploring an unusual biological strategy to reduce the danger posed by lead exposure:...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital have identified a microbiota-derived metabolite that may help repair one...

A new study is putting one of the earliest interventions in human health under the microscope: a synbiotic designed to...

A research team led by Professor Young Seok Cho of Sungkyunkwan University’s School of Medicine, in collaboration with Professor James...