The interaction between a common gene variant and gut microbes may trigger chronic inflammation in ulcerative colitis, new ...

Illnesses from stealthy pathogens known as Vibrio are advancing northward along numerous coasts, potentially ruining your ...

Beaches can only become safe for swimming when their bacteria levels are back within the safe range, so there is no set ...

The human gut microbiome has been shown to impact health in a myriad of ways. The type and abundance of different bacteria ...

Bacteria that cause intestinal infections typically avoid a stinky chemical—one that can kill them at high enough ...

Four people have died from a flesh-eating bacteria in Florida waters, according to the state’s health department. Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that normally lives in warm, brackish seawater and is ...

Boil notices have been issued for people living and staying on an island off the coast of Cornwall, after bacteria was found ...

According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s (DPH) interactive beach water quality dashboard, 25 beaches will ...