The trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a major impact on human health and disease. These microbes help us digest food and absorb nutrients; they can ...

Researchers have developed a new antimalarial drug candidate designed to address the growing challenge of drug resistance and potentially reduce malaria transmission. Deaths linked to malaria last ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Nitroimidazole derivatives act by causing DNA damage, with loss of the helical structure, impaired template function and strand breakage. Metronidazole is commonly given as 2 g single dose on three ...