News

Scientists have discovered a previously unrecognized way that human airways protect lungs from infection—through the action of cilia, tiny hair-like structures lining the respiratory tract.
Berks closes South Campus after legionella bacteria found in water system County officials say preliminary results of water tests indicate the presence of legionella.
People go to great lengths to maintain youthful-looking skin with masks, creams and serums. Now, researchers have discovered compounds with anti-aging properties hidden beneath our own skin.
Babies with different starter-bacteria were two-to-three times more likely to need to stay in hospital. It is the first data to show the formation of the microbiome affects the risk of infection.
A UMass study found that rabbit ticks, which don't typically bite humans, can be carriers for a bacteria similar to the pathogen that causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
An invasive tick species in Connecticut has been found to carry the bacteria that can cause ehrlichiosis in humans, a discovery that has alarmed state biologists as the tick continues to increase ...
The deadly effects of infection with the plague bacillus, Y. pestis, are now more controlled thanks to antibiotics and diagnostic methods, which have changed the evolutionary dynamics.
Chinese scientists discovered a novel strain of bacterium with “unique abilities” that allowed it to thrive on the Tiangong Space Station, according to a report.
Find out what you need to know about ESBL-producing bacteria, the infections they cause, and how you can treat them.
A study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology has identified Bacillus velezensis, a bacterial agent commonly used in agriculture, as the ...
Henkel recalled over 1,000 units of its Tec Italy Shampoo Totale that was distributed in New York and California, and possibly other states.