Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Certain chemicals in synthetic fabrics such as spandex, nylon and polyester can alter the skin microbiome. SBenitez/Moment via ...

A painless future of vaccination could be on the horizon, as researchers have been working on innovative delivery methods. Stanford University scientists have now presented another unique method using ...

Scientists reveal how Candida auris survives on human skin by feeding on CO₂ and how blocking it could stop its spread.

BRITS have been warned not to use four brands of skin cleansing wipes “under any circumstances”. The products have been ...

Today at the Microbiology Society's Annual Conference, researchers will show that the overall balance of the bacteria on a person's skin, rather than the presence or absence of a particular bacterial ...

"We haven't had a full night's sleep since our son was born eight years ago," said Mrs. B, pointing to her son's dry, red and itchy skin. To figure out what environmental changes may have caused a ...

Ian Myles receives funding from the Department of Intramural Research at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He is the author of, and receives royalties for, the book GATTACA ...