A woman got a UTI. Two years later, the bacteria had evolved, invaded her brain.

A 63-year-old woman arrived at a hospital in pain. She had abruptly lost vision in her right eye. As doctors got to work, the series of findings that followed revealed not just bad news for her, but ...

These common sweeteners could be silently damaging gut, study finds

One widely used sweetener had a surprising impact when paired with a common medication.

Low-cal sweeteners can change gut bacteria — especially if you’re on a popular antidepressant

That guilt-free treat may not be as innocent as it seems. A new study suggests that alternative sweeteners commonly found in ...

Bacteria Can Pass Down Memories, Groundbreaking Study Finds—Suggesting Your Memory May Be Hiding in Single Cells

Memory is foundational to our human experience. By tracking and storing our experiences, it helps us navigate the world and ...

How we are engineering bacteria to eat cancer

Modern medicine has made significant advances in cancer treatments over the decades. But all cancer therapies still face one ...
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Gum-disease bacteria may be quietly hardening a valve inside your heart, researchers found

Bacteria responsible for chronic gum disease have been found living inside calcified human aortic valves, a discovery that ...

Bacteria form 'herds' to survive predators, offering fresh insight into Earth's carbon cycle

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered that tiny photosynthetic bacteria band together into ...

Move over quokkas—Rottnest's salt lake bacteria could be the island's next big claim to fame

Scientists at Murdoch University have read the full genetic code of bacteria from the salt lakes of Wadjemup (Rottnest Island ...

Pusan National University: Beyond Antibiotics--A Paradigm Shift Toward Bacteria-Control-Centric Therapies

Antimicrobial resistance is a major global health threat, with multidrug resistant (MDR) gram- negative bacteria reducing the effectiveness of last-line antibiotics and increasing mortality.

Bacteria can turn toxic uranium into stable, environmentally safe form

Uranium pollution has lingered in soil and water for decades, often long after mining operations have ended. In many places, ...

Dangerous bacteria contamination levels trigger urgent health warnings at popular beaches from coast to coast

Elevated bacteria levels have triggered warnings and beach closures, disrupting peak-season plans for visitors and locals hoping to cool off. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, beaches across the U.S.