WASHINGTON — The size of your gut may be partly shaped by which microbes call it home, according to new research linking obesity to types of digestive bacteria. Both obese mice — and people — had more ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive uncover the types of bacteria living on your skin and how they affect your health.

Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics are a growing health problem. These dangerous pathogens are already thought to contribute to the deaths of over 4 million people every year, worldwide. The ...

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Among the more than 500 species of bacteria that thrive in the human mouth, one seems to play by its own rules. This video shows one Corynebacterium matruchotii bacterium dividing into many daughter ...

Levels of two types of bacteria in your gut could help improve the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...