There are many different ways germs can enter the body. Sometimes, they find a way in through an opening like the mouth, nose, eyes or a cut in the skin. Most of these germs – what scientists call ...

A recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology found that certain places on the body are “hot spots” for germs and unhealthy bacteria. Scientists at George Washington University in ...

Scientists have long known that the human body coexists with trillions of individual germs, what they call the microbiome. Until now, they’ve mostly studied those that cause disease: You may recall ...

Illinois researchers combined microbiology with microfluidic device technology to find that when antibiotics are delivered by flowing fluids, as would be the case in the body, they are more effective ...

Some bacteria, among the deadliest in the world, seek out blood in the body like microscopic vampires, researchers say. National Cancer Institute via Unsplash Dracula. Edward Cullen. Morbius. Count ...