EPFL/Laure Le Blanc - CC-BY-SA 4.0 Some bacteria can sense when they bump into each other and use these interactions to shape ...

A metabolic byproduct of gut bacteria can damage the blood-brain barrier and drive the formation of Alzheimer's-related ...

Certain gut bacteria and their genes were linked to cancer outcomes and chemotherapy side effects. Credit: Shutterstock Gut bacteria may hold clues to cancer survival and chemotherapy side effects ...

Some viruses that infect bacteria carry an enzyme that gives them away. When that enzyme, a protease, cuts a particular ...

Bacteria can protect themselves from viral attacks by triggering a self-destruc - Scientists Discover How Bacteria Detect Viral Attacks And Trigger Self-Destruction ...

A study reveals a molecule from gut bacteria may slow atherosclerosis, highlighting new avenues for treatment for heart disease.

A new study led by Paul Schulze-Lefert from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne, in collaboration ...

Genetics are thought to explain about half of a person’s risk of developing type 1 diabetes. What decides the rest has been ...

The researchers have uncovered a new way bacteria detect viral attacks: a virus-produced enzyme cuts a bacterial sensor ...

Chronic intestinal inflammation drives cardiac dysfunction through a gut microbiota-dependent pathway, suggesting a potential ...

A study of 50 women with surgically confirmed endometriosis found that differences in gut bacterial composition were ...

Blood cells, bacteria, and everyday products reveal fascinating microscopic science, exposing tiny structures, hidden details ...