In an early animal test, a new nasal-spray vaccine has shown promise against a variety of germs and a common allergen, ...

A new study pinpoints two species of bacteria that work together to dry out the lining of the gut and cause constipation ...

Many insects rely on heritable bacterial endosymbionts for essential nutrients that they cannot get through their diet. A new study, published in Nature Communications, indicates that the genomes of ...

County health and safety officials are advising the public to avoid local beaches due to contaminated storm runoff and a High ...

Bacteria frozen for thousands of years could hold the key to developing new antibiotics, researchers have found.

Studying ancient microbes like this one is risky research, but it can also reveal novel biological mechanisms that inspire ...

The broken sewer line itself hasn't overflowed in more than a week, but warming temperatures are presenting new public health concerns.

Whether it’s the ocean’s deepest hydrothermal vents or tall mountain peaks, bacteria is likely surviving and thriving. Ice caves can host a wide variety of microorganisms and offer biologists a bevy ...

A bacterium responsible for intense stomach issues has seen an uptick in cases over the last several months in Broome County.

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have found two gut bacteria working together that contribute to chronic constipation. The duo, Akkermansia muciniphila and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, ...