Now that the condition is known to spread sexually, there are steps you and your partner can take to prevent it. By Rachel E. Gross Just as couples adopt each other’s social circles, musical tastes ...

Ensuring pharmaceutical safety and efficacy hinges on rigorous quality control (QC). By identifying potential microbial contaminants early in drug development and production, microbial QC tests ...

The scalp hosts a diverse microbial community, and its unique environment is shaped by sebum, moisture, and acidic pH. These microbes, including bacteria and fungi, can influence scalp conditions ...

For years, conversations about vaginal health have been framed in simple, binary terms: there are “good” bacteria and there are “bad” bacteria. If the “good” bacteria dominate, you’re healthy. If they ...

Sweat rarely smells on its own. Body odour develops when bacteria on the skin break down compounds in sweat and release volatile chemicals that evaporate into the air.

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — After a new CDC report found an increase in deadly drug-resistant bacteria, a professor of microbiology at the University of Illinois is sharing steps that can be taken ...

Scientists assess bacterial growth trajectories to better predict infectious capacity and the conditions that aid proliferation. This article explores the key factors that influence bacterial ...