Researchers discover a hidden virus in gut bacteria that could explain colon cancer and help detect it earlier ...

A quiet but powerful process begins the moment food touches your mouth. Long before your immune system reacts, bacteria in your saliva and gut may already be shaping what happens next. For people with ...

One of the big mysteries in food allergy is why two people with similar levels of peanut specific antibodies can react so differently. It turns out the answer may be in the mouth and gut's bacteria. A ...

Millions of tons of plastic waste accumulate in landfills and oceans every year. One promising response is to engineer ...

Effective ways to combat harmful viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasitic worms have driven major advances in medicine and contributed to a significant increase in human life expectancy over the past ...

Legumes like soybeans, alfalfa, peas, beans, peanuts and many more have a remarkable ability: They can partner with soil ...

Spain is set to overhaul how antibiotics are sold in pharmacies, with health authorities moving to eliminate large-format ...