The city Health Department is investigating the apparent cluster, and the city said it would check nearby cooling towers. An ...

The human body fights staph infections by starving it of essential nutrients. Staph, it turns out, is remarkably good at changing what's on the menu. Staphylococcus aureus—the infamous agent behind ...

A new study suggests the real reason Naegleria fowleri is crawling up your nasal cavity might have something to do with its ...

Understanding how bacteria influence one another is essential for understanding how microbial communities are formed and maintained. Researchers at Umeå University have now systematically mapped ...

Faris Tanyos is a news editor for CBSNews.com, where he writes and edits stories and tracks breaking news. He previously worked as a digital news producer at several local news stations up and down ...

Ashley Paul joined the WJZ team in December 2024 as a reporter, and could not be happier to call Charm City home! Ashley has told stories all across the country, including in Maine, Central ...

The eyes are a window to the soul, but the mouth may reveal just as much about a person’s health—and the diseases that shape how we age. To better understand those connections, scientists are studying ...

Low- and no-calorie sweeteners have become a common ingredient in everything from diet sodas to sugar-free snacks. They're often promoted as a way to reduce sugar intake without adding calories, but ...

Scientists have identified a cluster of genes in a common soil bacterium that produce a range of antibiotics that can act against multidrug-resistant bacteria. Researchers say that the discovery could ...

Researchers tested their newly discovered peptide against one common antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Only about one in every hundred million survived to pass on genetic resistance. Reading time 3 ...

Scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered a new antibiotic that may be a bulwark in the fight against drug-resistant superbugs, according to new research published in Nature.

Researchers identified a bumblebee-derived Lactococcus lactis strain that can naturally increase vitamin B2 levels in fermented soy milk, helping close a key nutritional gap in plant-based milks. A ...