A new study points to a bacterial toxin as fueling a rise in early-onset colorectal cancer cases. But what is this toxin—and ...

Katarina Zimmer put vinegar to the test as a cleaning product and discovered a wide range of benefits, for people and the ...

As the world heats up, vast numbers of microbes frozen in vast amounts of ice are set to thaw. We must prepare ...

Researchers have produced the most detailed image to date of a bacteriophage -- phage for short -- that has allowed them to see for the first time the structural makeup of the part of the phage that ...

Cases of group A streptococcus (GAS) have been on the rise in the past decade. The bacteria can cause a range of diseases that span from mild to deadly. In addition, they are diversifying and growing ...

Signs of a foodborne illness from these bacteria can include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, headache and muscle cramps or ...

A couple of times per day, just wipe down the faucets with a paper towel and soap. The dishwasher is another cleaning ...

The parents of a baby left severely brain damaged by an NHS error have received a £35 million payout. The newborn was ...

Not surprisingly, the so-called “rule” has been put to the test numerous times, often with the same conclusion: Food that ...

Mycobacteria are the world's most deadly bacteria --c ausing infectious diseases including tuberculosis (TB), which alone kills more than one million people each year. New drugs to fight these ...

Cases of the highly contagious bacterial infection have reportedly risen by more than 1,500 percent nationwide since 2021.

Researchers at Pitt have produced the most detailed image to date of a bacteriophage–phage for short–that has allowed them to see for the first time the structural makeup of the part of the phage that ...