An international research team led by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has achieved a breakthrough in the field of ...

It's never a good thing, when a bacterial biofilm forms on the surface of a medical implant. There could soon be a new way of ...

The effect of saccharin on the microbiome has received much attention, but its impact on pathogenic bacterial species is less ...

In a recent study, researchers gained new insight into the lives of bacteria that survive by grouping together as if they ...

Not cleaning your tongue after brushing your teeth could lead to health issues. While regular brushing has its benefits, ...

Skin flakes are hard to digest. It’s like eating hair, or feathers. So dust mites have powerful digestive enzymes to break the skin down. Those enzymes turn up in dust mite poop. And let’s just say ...

Researchers at the Wyss Institute have developed a coating technology that improves the longevity of implantable and wearable ...

An edible biofilm, obtained from agricultural and fishing waste and developed by researchers at the São Carlos Institute of ...

Skin microbes do more than coexist—they shape immune responses, repair tissue, and influence gene expression across your ...

And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...

One of the main arguments made for bodyoids is that they could provide spare human organs. There’s a huge shortage of organs ...