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 ...

The skin microbiome plays an important role in health and disease. Researchers have now substantiated that certain skin bacteria can protect us from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation specifically ...

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 ...

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 ...

It sounds a bit like something out of science fiction, but a topical vaccine that is rubbed on the skin is now closer to reality than ever before. In a new study led by Stanford University scientists, ...

About 86% of infections following spine surgery could be linked to the patient’s natural skin microbiome, a recent study from Seattle-based University of Washington School of Medicine found. The study ...

In medicine, the microbiome is most often associated with the gut. But there are millions of bacteria, viruses and fungi that live on our skin and in our glands, too, and scientists suspect that ...

AT least six deaths have now been linked to using potentially contaminated skin cleansing wipes, figures suggest. Earlier this year, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) urged people not to use ...

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 ...

Philadelphia, May 13, 2025 – The skin microbiome plays an important role in health and disease. Researchers have now substantiated that certain skin bacteria can protect us from the sun’s ultraviolet ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. “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. Her ...