More than 40,000 previously unknown gut microbes in African populations could completely change how medicines work for ...

Medically reviewed by Jane Kim, MD The common cold and diseases like influenza are caused by germs called viruses. These ...

A person's immune system is strengthened by being exposed to a variety of different germs to that the body can learn about and adapt to as many foreign pathogens as possible. Luckily for the ...

Microplastics provide an excellent bacterial breeding ground that may be contributing to the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, a new study says.

New research claims there may be too few germs on the ISS, which could actually be negatively impacting astronaut health.