Now that the condition is known to spread sexually, there are steps you and your partner can take to prevent it.

Gynecologists long viewed bacterial vaginosis as solely a women’s issue — until a study that treated their male partners, too ...

Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA cleanrooms, revealing surprisingly resilient microbes with potential ...

Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health crisis that makes common infections harder to treat and puts many medical ...

Increasing evidence suggests that the severe gum disease, periodontitis, may contribute to central nervous system disorders ...

Bacterial vaginosis, commonly known as BV, is the most common vaginal infection. Nearly 30% of women in the U.S. will experience bacterial vaginosis at some point in their lifetime. Bacterial ...

High levels of the periodontal bacterium Fusobacterium nucleatum may be associated with more severe disability in people with multiple sclerosis.

University of Otago scientists are harnessing the power of peptides—the body's own tiny protein molecules—for a spray to help ...

Infectious disease is a major cause of social and economic instability, with pathogenic bacteria and viruses accounting for most cases worldwide. That said, colonization does not necessarily cause ...

Gut bacteria rapidly adapt to processed food additives, revealing how modern diets can reshape microbial evolution worldwide.

As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are looking to bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, as an alternative.