Until now, the best way to diagnose colorectal cancer, which encompasses colon and rectal cancer, was a colonoscopy. However, the procedure can be invasive as well as uncomfortable for people. But a ...

It's time to develop more effective ways to control and prevent sexually transmitted gut infections, urge the authors of an ...

"I'm 61-years-old," Herman Middleton said pointing to his wife, "I'm lucky to be here right now and, without this angel, I ...

AI designed new bacteriophages that killed E. coli in lab tests, promising advances but raising safety concerns.

Tulane University researchers have developed an enhanced CRISPR-based tuberculosis test that works with a simple tongue swab, ...

Microbes in water are like invisible travelers—and some carry disease with them. Keeping the water that flows through our ...

Singapore-based startup Terra Oleo has emerged from stealth with a $3.1m funding round to support its yeast-based ...

A new pediatric asthma attack prediction model combines data on attack history, salivary bacteria composition, and serum inflammatory mediator levels.

Tulane University researchers have developed an enhanced CRISPR-based tuberculosis test that works with a simple tongue swab, ...

Health officials have been actively collecting water samples from cooling towers at 12 businesses in north Marshalltown. The ...

It is typically inhaled through aerosolized water droplets from mist created by cooling towers, hot tubs and decorative fountains. Legionnaires' disease is not contagious and most people who are ...