According to a study published in Cell Host & Microbe, a skin protein that protects skin from infections needs vitamin A to work.
The infant gut microbiota may have the potential to help identify children at risk for obesity. These are the conclusions of a study published in mBio.
The relationship between bacteria and cancer is more and more investigated. We discuss it with Laurence Zitvogel, oncologist at the Institut Gustave Roussy.
According to a recent study, the gut microbiota could determine remittance or pro-inflammatory conditions in multiple sclerosis.
Does the space environment affect the composition of the human microbiota? A large study published in Science sheds light on the question.
Bacteria are critical in determining the outcome of surgical procedure. We talked about this with James Kinross from the Imperial College London.
Scientists have traced how the interplay of different species of Staphylococcus bacteria on the skin could influence the severity of skin eczema.
Researchers at the University of Michigan developed a mouse model that recapitulates many hallmarks of gut inflammation seen in people with Crohn’s disease.
The microbiome may be a source for biomarkers leading to therapeutic discoveries and diagnostics. We discuss it with Emily Hollister, Vice President of Diversigen.
Researchers have figured out how specific strains of Enterococcus faecalis became a deadly pathogen, causing a series of deadly infections in the mid 1980s.
