This microbe can survive doses of radiation that would obliterate any other living thing. Here’s what this means for science ...

Increasing evidence suggests that the severe gum disease, periodontitis, may contribute to central nervous system disorders ...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating psychiatric condition characterized by a persistently low mood, a lack of ...

A start-up firm affiliated with Keio University developed a new food source made of a powdered form of a bacterium used for natto fermented soybeans. The bacterium can be mixed into bread and noodles ...

Abundance of severe gum disease -- periodontitis -- may worsen disability for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic ...

According to Japanese scientists, certain bacteria found in the digestive systems of frogs and lizards can completely ...

The bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas citri, which causes canker disease in citrus trees, activates selected parts of the fruit ...

Scientists said they have found and identified a gut bacterium that can enhance the effectiveness of immunotherapy against cancer. The researchers, primarily from the National Cancer Center Japan, ...

High levels of the periodontal bacterium Fusobacterium nucleatum may be associated with more severe disability in people with multiple sclerosis.

A potentially deadly type of bacterium previously found only in parts of Southern Asia, Africa or Australia has been detected for the first time in soil and water samples in the U.S., the Centers for ...

In a stunning advancement for cancer research, a pioneering study from Japan has revealed that a specific bacterium found in ...

In the Middle Ages, a plague killed a third of Europe's population. Fleas carried the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, ...