Amyloids are perhaps best known as a key driver of Alzheimer's disease. The amorphous proteins, found throughout the human body, stick to nerve cells like plaque, choking off their function and ...

This illustration shows a phage (virus) attaching to a bacterial cell. The Kiwa defence system (shown in yellow, green, and blue) detects the threat and binds the invading DNA, preventing the phage ...

This study reveals how probiotic bacteria directly influence brain cell function, highlighting gut-brain communication and potential therapeutic applications.

A study reveals that custom granola can boost gut health and mood by increasing beneficial bacteria and short-chain fatty ...

Caroline Ajo-Franklin is the Ralph and Dorothy Looney Professor of Biosciences and corresponding author of the study.

A person has died after eating a ready meal amid an listeriosis outbreak that has forced a company to recall dozens of meals.

Brilliant swirls of green are adding color to the waters of the Baltic Sea, as its summer waters are being overrun with ...

What they bring back may help us get to the bottom of public health problems on Earth, like antibiotic resistance and ...

Joint research has, for the first time, ascertained the composition of the intestinal microbiome of the indri, a critically ...

It's that time of year again. A flesh-eating bacteria that often makes its presence felt along the Texas coast is once again ...

Thirteen people have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, according to a report.