New findings document the first known detection and first locally acquired human infection in the state ...

A new species of bacteria has come to light in Brazil. It’s genetically similar to two other disease-causing bacteria from the Andes, which are known to infect humans through sand fly bites. According ...

For decades, biology textbooks and popular science writing repeated a striking claim: bacterial cells in the human body ...

The emerging infectious bacterium Escherichia albertii has caused outbreaks of severe food poisoning and hospitalized people ...

Beyond bacteria, fungi and archaea are emerging as powerful regulators of digestion, immunity, and disease risk, revealing ...

Grip strength is something people rarely think about until they experience a decline in it. For older adults, loss of grip strength often signifies the beginning of an overall physical decline that is ...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have shown that bacteria can learn from past experiences, store memories across ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—the so-called “forever chemicals”—have long been known to accumulate in the human body, raising alarms due to links with decreased fertility, cardiovascular ...

Space travel is not for the weak. Astronauts endure motion sickness, disorientation, cardiovascular stress—and that’s before they even reach orbit. Luckily, the bacteria that lives inside us is far ...