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Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified several steps in a cellular process responsible for triggering one of the body’s important inflammatory responses.

A new meta-analysis from the Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) has revealed that some gut bacteria increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, while others have a protective effect.

A molecule able to prevent the invasion of blood cells by the parasite responsible for malaria has been identified for the first time ever.

New research has shown improvements in depression and anxiety scores among individuals supplementing with probiotics alongside standard antidepressant medication.

Research has revealed the properties of Providencia spp., a type of food poisoning bacteria, and paves way for establishment of preventive methods.

Scientists have discovered that when a tropical sea sponge is exposed to warmer temperatures, it loses an important microbe, which could explain why the sponge tissue dies.

Researchers have conducted the first widespread molecular study of domoic acid produced from Pseudo-nitzschia in the Indian River Lagoon. Their results suggest domoic acid may be a significant threat to the lagoon’s ecosystem.

A new study has shown the workings of a nonmammal species' adaptive immune system in action, by tracking the immune cells in zebrafish.

Southern Medical University (SMU) scientists led a triple-blind experiment testing the effects of “vaginal seeding” on newborn babies’ microbiomes after a cesarean section (C-section) delivery. The research is published in Cell Host & Microbe.

A study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that gut bacteria in people with pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may differ compared to healthy people.