Research suggests that the bacterial community residing in our mouths may potentially influencing the development of Alzheimer's disease.

For over a century, scientists have analyzed the vast microbial world within the human body. They’ve found bacteria, fungi, ...

Brain implants hold immense promise for restoring function in patients with paralysis, epilepsy and other neurological disorders.

Professor On Shun Pak and his team of student researchers use microrobots to model the swimming motion of bacteria in the ...

A new study reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the flesh-eating bacterium responsible for severe infections such as necrotizing fasciitis. The ...

Researchers at Boston University have found that microplastics (MPs) provide an ideal platform for bacteria to form ...

“They’re in a partnership.” In the human body, for example, phages typically don’t exterminate their host bacteria. And bacteria may benefit from their friendly relationships with ...

These antimicrobial peptides are considered vital components of the body's first line of defense as they attack and kill ...

The Human Virome Program will analyse samples from thousands of volunteers in an effort to understand how viruses affect ...

Researchers revealed that a part of the body responsible for recycling proteins has an alternative function — producing ...

a type of bacteria commonly found in the human body. The experiment is the first step in a series of work that seeks to better understand how organisms grow in a space environment, and how those ...