After spending years tracing the origin and migration pattern of an unusual type of immune cell in mice, researchers have ...

Gum disease and oral infections can trigger inflammation, allow harmful bacteria into the bloodstream, and, in severe cases, ...

OSU study links gut bacteria to autoimmune disease progression, focusing on T cell behavior in rheumatoid arthritis.

Researchers uncover why the body may keep reacting to a hidden threat even long after the bacteria are gone. As many as 20 ...

Traditional biochemical methods of studying human gene mutations are often laborious and costly. Now bioengineers at the ...

There, a harmless gut microbe called segmented filamentous bacteria (SFB) causes these cells to change into the more ...

Urban rats spread a deadly bacteria as they migrate within cities that can be the source of a potentially life-threatening disease in humans, according to a six-year study by Tufts University ...

The research, published in the journal Gut, focused on Porphyromonas gingivalis, a bacterium well known for causing gum ...

New research has revealed that ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that can cause Lyme Disease in areas where ...

Too easily overlooked are non-influenza, non-COVID viruses and bacteria that are burgeoning and spreading unchecked — both in ...

Apr. 30, 2025 — A type of virus thought to be a 'mere curiosity' is plentiful in one common bacteria, and possibly others, a research team has found. The discovery improves understanding of how ...

“A dirty sponge can actually contain more bacteria than a toilet seat,” said Darin Detwiler, a food safety expert and ...