24, 2024 — Using a few zaps of electricity to the skin, researchers can stop bacterial infections without using any drugs. For the first time, researchers designed a skin patch that uses ...

Nov. 25, 2024 — With the rapid development of antibiotics in the 1930s, phage therapy -- using viruses known as bacteriophages or phages to tackle bacterial infections -- fell into oblivion.

Plant symbiosis is the close and persistent co-existence of individuals of more than one species, at least one of which is a plant. In most cases both the plant and its symbiont derive an ...

Lumps can form under the skin for many reasons, including cysts or swollen lymph nodes. Often they don’t require treatment, but if they change in size or appearance, contact a doctor for an exam.

Never scrub the skin around the anus (called the perianal area) as this can cause microtears in the skin. Bacteria can enter through these tears. If you are unable to reach around behind your back due ...

Microbial symbionts of insects enable their hosts to thrive on nutritionally unbalanced diets or in adverse environmental conditions. These beneficial symbionts can live either extracellularly, in ...

Dr Ramakrishnan Raman, an accomplished academician and seasoned professional, is the Vice-Chancellor at Symbiosis International (SIU - Deemed University). His extensive career spanning over two ...

In almost a decade as a beauty writer I’ve spent a not-insignificant amount of time testing lotions on my uncomfortably dry skin. I’ve sourced recommendations from dermatologists, shower ...

The skin of individuals with atopic eczema is more frequently colonised with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria compared with those without eczema,1 making the skin lesions more readily susceptible to ...

Impetigo is a highly contagious skin infection that causes red sores or blisters. It occurs when bacteria enter the body through broken or irritated skin. Children are more likely to develop impetigo ...

Like the gut microbiome, the one on our skin is a part of the immune system – indeed the two of them work in that system together, connected through the body’s network of cells and signalling ...