If we looked at our skin through a microscope we would see tiny crannies and crevices. Inside these tiny crevices, millions of bacteria are living and growing, doubling their population every ...

If we looked at our skin through a microscope we would see tiny crannies and crevices. Inside these tiny crevices, millions of bacteria are living and growing, doubling their population every ...

Scientists at Stanford are developing a painless, topical vaccine using a common skin bacterium to trigger immunity.

Research comparing bacteria in the microbiome – those colonizing our noses, skin and other areas of the body – with the bacteria that cause pneumonia, diarrhea, bloodstream infections and ...

“Popping anything causes your skin to physically break apart, making it more susceptible to infection and an even bigger problems than what was there in the first place,” says Dendy ...

Poison? What poison? Some bacteria may treat the powerful toxins bathing poison dart frog skin like a buffet. The alkaloid chemicals that poison dart frogs wield on their skin increase the variety ...

Rapidly spreading, harrowing and potentially lethal, a necrotizing soft tissue infection — so-called flesh-eating disease — ...