A new study has found that leprosy was circulating in Chile some 4,000 years ago, meaning the disease arrived in the Americas ...

Seven Michigan beaches are closed or under advisory due to high bacteria levels. Closures and advisories affect beaches in ...

Vaginal microbiome-drug interactions affect antibiotic treatment for bacterial vaginosis, emphasizing the need for ...

As antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" make infections trickier to treat, some in the medical community are turning to ...

A new study by scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus reveals that joint tissue from patients with ...

Bacteria are ubiquitous microscopic organisms capable of rapid growth. While beneficial strains like lactic acid bacteria ...

Microplastics aren’t just everywhere — they might be turning your dinner into a breeding ground for supercharged pathogens.

A herbal mouthwash selectively killed off bad bacteria in the mouth while preserving the good strains, according to a new ...

A new study demonstrates that handheld nanopore sequencers can rapidly identify eye infection pathogens using only a ...

Scientists in China have discovered a host of never-before-seen viruses in bats that live near humans. These viruses include ...

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