Kidney stones have plagued humans since antiquity, yet despite our long history with them, we've apparently overlooked a key ...

Ancient bacteria found frozen in cave resistant to 10 types of antibiotics - 5,000-year-old microorganism could add to the ...

In A Nutshell Researchers in Japan identified two common gut bacteria, Akkermansia muciniphila and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, that work together to thin the mucus layer lining the colon, leaving ...

BACKED up? Scientists have discovered a new type of ‘bacterial constipation’ that laxatives, fibre supplements and diet ...

The health service constitutes constipation as being bowel movements that are fewer than three each week, which can lead to symptoms like painful cramps in the tummy area, straining to poo, or not ...

“Na⁺-NQR has long been a bit of a puzzle for researchers, because certain parts of the enzyme appeared to be too far apart to facilitate the electron transfer that’s critical for bacterial respiration ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ice caves host a variety of microorganisms, which if melted could add to the challenge of antibiotic resistance. But researchers ...