Researchers have revealed how bacteria precisely control the genes that trigger cell division. The study shows that the MraZ protein, which normally forms a donut-shaped structure, must bend and ...

Milk safety in a bloated carton depends on if it is due to air pressure or microbes. If you're in a high-altitude place and ...

A new study in mice that ate a fat-heavy diet showed that live bacteria from an imbalanced gut - a digestive tract that ...

For years, biomolecular condensates were thought to be simple, liquid-like droplets with little internal organization. New ...

Nanobodies—miniature proteins—derived from camel antibodies demonstrated powerful potential to accurately and safely deliver radioisotopes as specialized cancer treatments in a project at ORNL.

Over the last three decades, critical care and emergency medicine have made great progress in recognising and managing sepsis through early recognition and protocolised resuscitation. For initial ...

Experiments using mouse models revealed that aging alters the balance of commensal (or helpful) microbes in the gut. These ...

Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the Sun sets in April and does not rise above the horizon again until August. Without sunlight, ...

Heat generated by alternating magnetic fields (AMF) helps common antibiotics work better against prosthetic joint infections, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found. The study, published ...

New research suggests early stress may be linked with later gut issues like IBS and chronic constipation or diarrhea.