It is common knowledge that the human gut is home to ... Wherever there are bacteria, viruses called bacteriophages lurk in prodigious quantities. These bacteria-killing microorganisms, first ...

A new UC Davis Health study has uncovered how Salmonella bacteria, a major cause of food poisoning, can invade the gut even ...

Inside every human is a thriving zoo of bacteria ... effective without killing the good bacteria.” The team set out to create an antibiotic that would both preserve the gut microbiome while ...

What does it even mean to have ‘bad’ gut bacteria? Here’s how to tell ... like substances called bacteriocins that kill harmful bacteria. That’s why it’s best to focus on building ...

In the time of coronavirus, there are many theories floating around about what does and doesn’t kill ... “bad” bacteria and ...

But in the process of wiping out the “bad” bacteria ... gut. This forms a less diverse and therefore less healthy microbiome, Dr. Dong said. Fortunately, broad-spectrum oral antibiotics won ...

Certain bacteria in the gut might increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a recent mouse study has found.

Antibiotics are no longer prescribed for sore throats, chest infections, or ear infections in children. Dr Shireen, an NHS GP ...

If so, you’ve met up with some bad bacteria ... These good bacteria are called probiotics (which means “for life” in Greek). They’re good for your body because they help you digest food and have good ...

Diarrhea claims the lives of 500,000 children each year in low- and middle-income countries. Now researchers have linked chronic diarrhea to a specific pattern of gut bacteria, a discovery that could ...

After the gut, the oral microbiome is the largest microbial community in the body - here's how to look after it according to ...

Dr Shireen continued: “So the theory is that if you take antibiotics, they damage the good bacteria in your gut while killing ...