Usually, the mucus lining of the female genital tract presents a barrier that helps prevent infections. But, somehow, the bacteria that causes gonorrhea gets around and through that barrier to invade ...
Potbellies don't have to happen as we age, according to two studies done on twins published online in the International Journal of Obesity.The studies, led by senior author Ana Valdes, from the Univer ...
The squiggly guys in this article's cover image are Propionibacterium acnes. These bacteria live in low-oxygen conditions at the base of hair follicles all over your body. They mind their own business ...
Soy sauce is a sushi essential for most Americans and we don't often consider its exact origins whilst chowing down on that tuna roll.The tasty sauce, which is made using koji from a mold culture call ...
Have you ever wondered what makes a healthy vagina?Bacteria play an important role in vaginal health. If you've ever had your vaginal microbiome—the bacterial community that lives in your vagina—wiped ...
According to Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris of The Chirurgeon's Apprentice, hospitals during the first half of the nineteenth century were known as "Houses of Death."Victorian hospitals were breeding grounds ...
Some Montana inhabitants have been making impassioned pleas to legalize raw milk this week. The debate took place during a hearing on House Bill 325, which was held by the Senate Agriculture, Livestoc ...
There's now more reasons to make sick workers stay home—a new game theory study suggests adequate hand washing and other illness-aversion tactics aren't as useful as we thought to keep you from gettin ...
There have been seven more people sickened from four states since the I.M. SoyNut Butter E. coli outbreak was announced earlier this month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Washingto ...
We can add one more health effect of our gut bacteria to the growing list.Researchers from the UK have just reported that the gut microbiota plays a role, both directly and indirectly, on the toxicity ...