The discovery that a toxin made by bacteria found in dirty water might help trigger ulcerative colitis could lead to new ...

Five years after the worldwide hyperfocus on COVID-19 began, some are concerned about the next pandemic — whether it could be caused by influenza, bird flu or another pathogen. Too easily overlooked ...

By hacking bacterial languages, an interdisciplinary research team explores the potential for new treatments and a deeper ...

Foodborne illnesses are on the rise in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which issued a food safety alert this week about an E. coli outbreak linked to ...

Bacterial infections from coastal waters and seafood are abnormally high in Louisiana so far this year, with 17 hospitalizations and four deaths so far, according to the Louisiana Department of Health ...

H. pylori infection doesn’t always produce symptoms, so it’s important to get screened for any persistent gastric-related pain, such as indigestion and bloating. You can lower your risk of gastric ...

Like all living things, bacteria adapt to survive. Over time, bacteria have been developing resistance to common antibiotics ...

Klebsiella pneumoniae, one of the most common bacteria associated with hospital-acquired infections, may be hitching a ride into sterile patient rooms in the food patients eat before entering the ...

A common type of bacteria has been found to make certain cancers “melt”, scientists have discovered. Researchers said that they were “brutally surprised” to find that Fusobacterium – a bacteria ...

Municipal wastewater contains a large range of excreted antibiotics and has therefore long been suspected to be a spawning ...