Using brain mapping, genetic engineering and machine learning, scientists reveal how parasitic bacteria take over fruit fly ...

A newly discovered bacterium is changing the way scientists understand bacterial size and complexity. Published in thejournal ...

Our lungs are fairly susceptible to diseases. Unlike most other organs, the lungs are in direct contact with the outside ...

Scientists have issued a warning about home ... health concern because they frequently involve antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as those that cause colon inflammation, boil-like skin rashes ...

Cleaning your clothes in a washing machine on even a hot water setting of 60°C (140°F) can fail to remove potentially harmful bacteria – a finding that could also be contributing to the rise ...

A newly-discovered species of bacteria has been found on the Oregon Coast. And scientists have named it for the Native Americans who historically lived in the area. The bacteria, which conducts ...

Israeli scientists have identified a critical mechanism bacteria use to activate disease-causing genes, offering new possibilities for understanding and potentially preventing infections, the Hebrew ...

Since they can be easily edited to produce molecules when certain conditions are met, bacteria are already widely used as sensors. But checking their responses usually requires a microscope and time.

Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year. There have been 8,485 cases reported in 2025, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

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AP data journalist Kasturi Pananjady contributed to this report. The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and ...

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science have created a powerful new microscope that allows them to watch the tiniest movements of atoms and electrons in exotic materials like twisted graphene.