antibiotics

In 1954, just a few years after the widespread introduction of antibiotics, doctors were already aware of the problem of resistance. Natural selection meant that using these new medicines gave an advantage to the microbes that could…

Healthy gut bacteria tend to prefer fiber, for instance, Dr. Kiela said.In a 2021 study, scientists transplanted human fecal bacteria into two groups of mice: one on a low-fiber diet and another on a standard diet of mouse chow, which…

Antibiotics widely used to treat skin and eye infections could ease the pain of endometriosis.Researchers in Japan have found that a type of bacteria called fusobacterium may be involved in triggering the symptoms of endometriosis.…