A gut bacterium may be quietly fueling depression through an unexpected chemical twist. Researchers found that when Morganella morganii interacts with a common pollutant, it produces a molecule that ...

The bacteria that cause deadly anthrax disease persist in the earth, a place their ancestors preferred over petri dishes and blood-filled tissues. As a public health researcher, I am fascinated by how ...

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 new study ...

A newly discovered virus hiding inside common gut bacteria may be linked to colorectal cancer, according to new research. Scientists in Denmark found that colorectal cancer patients were about twice ...

1 University Hospital of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Italy 2 Local Health Authority of Reggio Emilia (IRCCS), Italy Aim. Saliva is a biofluid potentially useful for new approaches based ...

HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) — New York City officials confirmed a new detection of the bacteria linked to Legionnaires’ Disease. This time, health officials say, it was found in the hot water system of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Atlanta VA Medical Center cleared a floor of patients after a Georgia veteran who died there this week tested positive for ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta VA Medical Center cleared a floor of patients after a Georgia veteran who died there this week tested positive for Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease.

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at the University of Basel created a new test that tracks individual bacteria ...

The administration building of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office remains closed on Friday. Legionella bacteria were found through water testing in the building late Thursday after an employee was ...

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