In a growing global trend, bacteria are evolving new ways to maneuver around medical treatments for a variety of infections.

Scientists are now looking to bacteriophage — viruses that infect bacteria — and their potential to treat drug-resistant ...

This important study analyzes the effect of heat treatment on phage-bacterial interactions and convincingly shows that prior heat exposure alters the bacterial cell envelope, enhancing persistence and ...

Akkermansia muciniphila has several clades (AmI-AmIV), with one clade usually dominating per host. Here, the authors show AmII-derived extracellular vesicles mediate competitive exclusion of AmI ...

Recent advancements in endometriosis research are transforming treatment, focusing on non-surgical interventions and ...

Mar. 25, 2025 — The condition of the grass on a golf course can drastically skew the chances of a winning putt regardless of a player's skill. Now, a coating that soaks up water molecules could ...

High neutrophils and low neutrophils can be caused by certain health conditions, medications, or medical treatments. Called neutrophilia, high neutrophils can mean you have an acute infection or ...

Healthy semen looks off-white or slightly yellow with a consistency similar to raw egg whites and a slight scent of ammonia or bleach. Occasionally, it may contain jelly-like clumps, which is ...

1 Neuroimmunology Group, Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute, P/ Doctor Begiristain s/n, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain 2 Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Area of CIBER (CIBERNED), Carlos III ...

“Microplastics are like rafts — a bacteria on its own might not be able to swim down a river, but riding in its biofilm on a tiny bit of plastic it can be disseminated into many different ...

March 6, 2025 – Men whose female sex partners get the itchy vaginal infection called bacterial vaginosis may also start being offered treatment for the condition. That’s because a new study ...

A common vaginal condition known as bacterial vaginosis (BV) may actually be a sexually transmitted infection (STI), according to researchers. The NHS currently says BV is caused by "a change in ...