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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.

Slight alterations in ETS1 protein level can lead to allergic inflammation.

Researchers have shown how targeting the bacterium’s protective capsule, which is linked to its virulence, could help prevent and treat bloodstream infections.

The study shows how silver impregnated into ‘bioactive glass’ delivers more long-lasting antimicrobial wound protection than conventional alternatives.