Medical schools must make microbiology a prerequisite — to prepare students not just for school but for practicing medicine.

Probiotics are emerging tools used by neonatal intensive care units to promote healthy outcomes and prevent intestinal diseases such as necrotizing enterocolitis. Approximately one in ten of the ...

A team that includes Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists has unlocked some of the secrets of corn DNA, revealing how ...

In the Faculty of Biosciences at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, one name Dr. Chinwendu Ozoh, has consistently stands out in research excellence, innovation, and community service ...

The United States could safely drop tetanus and diphtheria booster shots for adults and save an estimated $1 billion a year, ...

The United States could safely drop tetanus and diphtheria booster shots for adults and save an estimated $1 billion a year, ...

The U.S. could stop adult boosters for both tetanus and diphtheria, which are given together, saving the strapped U.S. healthcare system about $1 billion a year, says Mark Slifka.

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Mosquito bites are much more than just a red and itchy summertime nuisance. The diseases that they carry are notoriously ...

Experiments in mice show that some gut bacteria can absorb toxic PFAS chemicals, allowing animals to expel them through feces.

Sugars are essential for life in the ocean, but some resist breakdown even by the hungriest marine microbes. Now, scientists ...

Automating labs and introducing 24/7 workflows significantly improved diagnostic turnaround and ICU discharge rates for patients with bloodstream infections, according to a new before-and-after study.