Life span: It depends­—it’s time to toss a loofah when its color looks odd, it smells strange, or you see mold growing in it, ...

As children grow, their immune systems are still developing, making them more susceptible to infections and illnesses. A balanced diet filled with essential nutrients plays a significant role in ...

A pink or reddish tint in mucus means there’s blood present. This often happens when the nasal tissues are irritated, dry or ...

Researchers explored how Vibrio cholerae bacteria cause intense gut contractions through immune system activation, ...

Within the human digestive tract are trillions of bacteria from thousands of different species. These bacteria form ...

Weizmann Institute researchers have developed a new way to track the culprit – giant viruses – and identify their traces in specific types of tiny algae that they attack.

Researchers at the John Innes Centre have discovered that the capacity of bacteria to spread disease in plants is more extensive than known before. Using Pseudomonas syringae, they found that the ...

In a new study, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers reveal a bacterial immune system that thwarts the phages’ plot by attaching a small protein molecule to their tails. The components of this ...

Uncover the secret powers of cranberries, from fighting bacteria to boosting your health all year. Find creative ways to ...

"Mirror bacteria" could evade people's immune systems, they suggest, causing deadly infections. Such infections could also ...

Several years ago, when asked what food I shied away from, one of the six on my list was raw oysters and other raw shellfish.