The body carries tens of trillions of microbes, and they can turn up in the least expected places, including tumours. “When I first heard about this, I thought it was fascinating — how could these ...

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore's Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), the National University of ...

Every minute, nearly 500 antibiotic prescriptions are written in the U.S. Many of these drugs succeed, but more are being outmaneuvered by resistant bacteria. This can lead to tragic results, like the ...

The specific mix of bacteria living in a person's gut can predict the chances that melanoma will recur after surgery and immunotherapy, which helps immune cells target cancer cells. This is according ...

A common gut bacterium may be implicated in lupus kidney disease, and could potentially alter the diagnosis and treatment of ...

The vast community of microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract–the gut microbiome, is closely connected to many aspects of human heath, one of which is digestive function. The gut microbiome is ...

A small molecule left over after gut microbes finish digesting your meal may one day provide a new angle for managing cardiovascular disease. Certain gut microbes break down the amino acid histidine, ...