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 ...

Researchers have long known that bacteria could potentially be used to deliver therapeutic drugs inside the human body.

There’s growing concern about the use of antibiotics in the animal industry and agriculture. Australia imports about 7 ...

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 ...

European surveillance data have revealed that Campylobacter bacteria in humans and animals and some strains of Salmonella continue to be highly resistant to widely used antimicrobials. The two genera ...

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 ...

A bacterium living quietly in the intestines of a tiny tree frog has done something cancer researchers spend careers chasing: it wiped out established tumors in mice with a single treatment. The ...

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 ...

Study lead author Sophia Kenney, postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Animal Science, samples a maternity pen for Salmonella Dublin. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Salmonella Dublin, a type of bacteria ...