The bacteria and fungi living on your skin play a surprising role in keeping us healthy. Is it possible to give them a boost?

Skin microbes do more than coexist—they shape immune responses, repair tissue, and influence gene expression across your ...

"We mined the bacteria types that usually live on healthy skin looking for bacteria that could produce things that would fight off those bad bacteria". "Our skin provides commensal bacteria like S.

If we looked at our skin through a microscope we would see tiny crannies and crevices. Inside these tiny crevices, millions of bacteria are living and growing, doubling their population every ...

Scratching your skin can feel satisfying, but learn how it impacts inflammation and bacterial infection defense.