Live bacteria from the digestive system can travel directly into the brain when the intestinal barrier is weakened. This ...

A new study shows that a high fat diet may weaken the gut barrier and allow bacteria to travel toward the brain through the vagus nerve.

Physicians have relied on a class of antibiotics called polymyxins to fight potentially life-threatening Gram-negative bacterial infections for more than 80 years. These drugs are typically reserved ...

Illness onset typically occurs three to four days after exposure to E. coli bacteria, the Mayo Clinic reports, and common ...