Researchers have developed new methods to test food for bacterial contamination that are faster and do not require expert training. The work is being done at the University of Connecticut College of ...

Scientists have created a genomic blueprint for Aeromonas bacteria, which can cause antibiotic-resistant diarrheal disease—with symptoms often misidentified as cholera—in humans and animals.

Oakland County says filters are being installed in the boys' secure detention building and the school building.

A bacterium already famous for shrugging off extreme radiation and desiccation has now passed another brutal test: surviving ...

A health advisory for Palm Beach’s Midtown Beach was lifted March 5 after follow-up testing showed bacteria levels had ...

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 quiet warning signal for Crohn’s disease may show up in your blood years before your stomach ever hurts. That is the message from new research out of Sinai Health, where scientists report a blood ...

A doctor yesterday reminded people not to take certain types of drugs before getting a stool antigen test for Helicobacter pylori amid a one-time government-funded testing program for people aged 45 ...

New research has found that at-home gut microbiome tests lack standardization, resulting in different results from the same ...

Maryland health officials announced the lifting of recreational water advisories for the Potomac River in Prince George’s and ...

If confirmed in people, the finding might lead to gut-targeted therapies that could reverse cognitive decline.