Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer ...

Mitochondria are the body's "energy factories," and their proper function is essential for life. Inside mitochondria, a set ...

An international research team led by the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) has discovered a new strategy used by ...

The genome of a man who lived in Egypt over 4500 years ago offers a new window on the ancient society and hints at connections with Mesopotamia ...

Scientists have demonstrated that select human gut bacteria can bioaccumulate and sequester PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, ...

Scientists have discovered that certain species of microbe found in the human gut can absorb PFAS - the toxic and long-lasting ‘forever chemicals.’ They say boosting these species in our gut ...

After we inhale these particles, they can travel through the body and end up in various organs. Studies have found MNPs in human lungs, placentas, blood vessels, and bone marrow.

Humankind's tangled shrub of ancestry now has a new branch: Researchers in the Philippines announced today that they have discovered a species of ancient human previously unknown to science ...