Do germs cause eczema? This experiment helps answer the question Because eczema develops so early in life, scientists believe that the bacteria that take up residence on a baby’s skin can influence whether that child develops allergies. Getting rid of bad bacteria may help prevent the development of allergies, r Read more ... esearchers believe.

Space-Mutated Bacteria Could Be Bad News For Humans A new experiment shows that long-term exposure to microgravity affects bacteria at the genetic level—conferring reproductive advantages that persist even after the bacteria is reintroduced to unaffected colonies and normal levels of gravity here on Read more ... Earth.

A Baffling Brain Defect Is Linked to Gut Bacteria, Scientists Say A serendipitous experiment in mice suggests that patients with a mutated gene are more susceptible if they harbor certain types of bacteria.

A Baffling Brain Defect Is Linked to Gut Bacteria, Scientists Say A serendipitous experiment in mice suggests that patients with a mutated gene are more susceptible if they harbor certain types of bacteria.

Gut Bacteria Could Increase Risk Of Developing Asthma There has been mounting evidence that there is a bacterial element to the development of asthma, and now a new study lends even more support to this theory. Researchers have found that children who have low levels of four specific types of bacteria a Read more ... t the age of three months have an increased risk o…

Study Links Asthma to Low Levels of Gut Bacteria in Newborns Scientists have linked four types of gut bacteria to asthma, the respiratory disease that has risen explosively over the past 50 years and now afflicts up to one-fifth of children in western countries.

New Bandage Sucks Bacteria Out Of A Wound Bandages are an important barrier between the wound and the world. They prevent bacteria entering the body and causing infection. However, what about bacteria that have already found their way into a scratch? Introducing the bandage that's a total ri Read more ... p-off. It "sucks out" bacteria from a cut, allowin…

Silver Turns Bacteria Into Killer Zombies The reason for powdered silver's exceptional antimicrobial properties has been revealed, and it's probably inspiring film scripts right now. Bacteria that absorb the metal die, but then start killing their neighbors in a zombie-like massacre.

What The Bacteria In Your Stomach Have To Do With Your Physical And Mental Health Strange but true fact: Our bodies are made of more bacteria than human cells and contains trillions of microbes (bacteria and fungi). In fact, it's estimated tha...

Exclusive Breast-Feeding May Ease Transition to Solid Food Breast-feeding helps prepare babies to eat solid food by creating a healthy population of bacteria in the digestive tract, a small study says.