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

Emerging research suggests the state of the gut microbiome in early life is linked to colorectal cancer—and that both too ...

It’s salt water in the wound. Oyster growers on Long Island just can’t catch a break this season, now battling bad publicity ...

Researchers have long known that bacteria could potentially be used to deliver therapeutic drugs inside the human body.

The 19 infections were linked to Kaiser's medical center in Santa Clara. Most of those who fell sick are recovering at home, ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising way to influence the bacteria living in our mouths — not by killing them, but by interrupting how they “talk” to each other. Researchers found that dental plaque ...

Living things degrade, die, and decompose. Even when we turn plant and animal material into furniture or clothes, the process ...

In a new case report, doctors detail how a 74-year-old man lost most of his right leg to a Vibrio vulnificus infection.

A newly developed therapy inspired by bacteria residing within tumors offers a different way to combat cancer by targeting ...

Health officials warn of elevated fecal bacteria levels at the beaches in Bay St. Louis, Gulfport and Biloxi.

A deadly flesh-eating bacteria has been found in New York waters, according to researchers. The New York Post reports Stony Brook University professor Dr. Christopher Gobler, an ecologist within the ...

Just three days earlier, the man was otherwise healthy and active on the coast. But at one point when he jumped into the water, he got a cut on his right leg. It quickly became painful and bruised.