A new study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different "shutdown modes," not ...

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A person's risk of pancreatic cancer might be tied to the microbes living in their mouths, a new study says. People have a more than tripled risk of pancreatic cancer if their mouths contain 27 types ...

Researchers have discovered specific gut bacteria associated with obesity, while some appear to be protective against it. The specific types of bacteria associated with obesity differed between men ...

Israeli scientists have discovered that some bacteria can survive antibiotics in more than one way, helping explain why infections sometimes return after treatment, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ...

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Cellulitis may have different symptoms depending on the type of bacteria involved and where on your body it affects. These factors may influence which antibiotics a doctor prescribes to treat ...