Researchers at Umeå University and the Swedish Defense Research Agency, FOI, have developed new laser methods that can ...

The CDC has been tracking infections by strains of Shigella bacteria that are impervious to most antibiotics. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Three men sought help at clinics or emergency ...

Having higher numbers of particular gut microbes might put you at a higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), a new twin study shows. The finding could lead to new treatments for preventing ...

In September, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report on NDM-CRE—known as “nightmare bacteria”—found a 70 percent rise in such infections in the U.S. between 2019 and 2023.

An aggressive environmental swabbing technique for testing commonly touched surfaces and objects in intensive care unit settings may be a more effective method to rapidly identify which superbugs are ...

Researchers at the University of Georgia in Athens have discovered a previously unknown process used by many bacteria to survive and remain unaffected by current antibiotic treatments. Their work may ...

This inventory was then used to detect the presence of colorectal cancer according to the bacteria present in simple stool samples, a non-invasive and low-cost screening tool. The potential ...

Three men sought help at clinics or emergency rooms in Los Angeles County over a three-month period this year, each reporting severe diarrhea and a recent history of sexual contact with other men.