California researchers have identified a possible link between toxin in the gut and increase in cancer cases in people under ...

The core of a solid, cancerous tumor is comprised of dead cells and is oxygen-free, making it an ideal breeding ground for ...

In infectious disease research, it is widely accepted that disrupting bacterial communication signals is beneficial. But this ...

Kidney stones have plagued humans since antiquity, yet despite our long history with them, we've apparently overlooked a key detail about the most common type, a new study finds. According to the new ...

The agency’s tests do not track a separate and rare bacterium called Vibrio, which has spiked in 2025 across the region.

In a cave in Romania, scientists found a bacterial strain entombed in ice that is resistant to 10 modern antibiotics. But it may also help fight superbugs.

The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A study by ...

A newly confirmed bacterial species, Rickettsia finnyi, has been identified in dogs with symptoms resembling Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

Researchers have developed a targeted approach to combat periodontitis without disrupting the natural balance of the oral ...

Scientists have engineered bacteria that thrive inside tumors, using oxygen sensing to destroy cancer from within.

Before antibiotics and antiseptics, healers across ancient Egypt, Greece, and China reached for honey to treat wounds. Archaeological evidence shows humans have been harvesting and collecting honey ...

Something to know before you take that first dip of the season.