Underground, intricate networks of soil fungi underpin the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Yet despite their global importance, only 30% of global ecosystems have been sampled for these fungal ...

New research has found that at-home gut microbiome tests lack standardization, resulting in different results from the same ...

Uncomplicated urinary tract infections carry major quality of life burden as recurrence and resistance complicate therapy selection.

Scientists have warned that the world's tiniest organisms need to be taken into account in efforts to improve soil health.Applied Microbiology ...

In addition to curbing your hunger, some snacks deliver healthy levels of prebiotics that feed good gut bacteria that support ...

Patients with debilitating symptoms are being diagnosed with a condition that has no clinical definition, writes fourth-year medical student. Treatments may do more harm than good.

Not all fiber works the same. Discover how viscosity, fermentation, and microbiome diversity determine whether dietary fiber ...

For years, conversations about vaginal health have been framed in simple, binary terms: there are “good” bacteria and there are “bad” bacteria. If the “good” bacteria dominate, you’re healthy. If they ...

Symbiotic bacteria living inside insect cells have lost much of their DNA over hundreds of millions of years, much like the ancient microbes that evolved into mitochondria ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

Deep beneath the Earth's surface, in the pores and crevices of rock, live huge communities of microorganisms. They are invisible to the naked eye—yet they play a central role in the quality of our ...

Chlamydia pneumoniae—a common bacterium that causes pneumonia and sinus infections—can linger in the eye and brain for years and may aggravate Alzheimer's disease, according to a study from ...