KOCHI: Several houses on the banks of the 10.58-km-long Thevara-Perandoor canal have their septic tank outlets connected to the canal, resulting in

(CNN)Sammy's Milk baby food is being recalled over concerns it may contain potentially deadly bacteria and inadequate levels of iron.

Celiac disease--the inability to tolerate food containing gluten--has long puzzled scientists. The puzzle is starting to get clearer.

In either case, both can lead to bacteria build-up and before long, bacteria begins reproducing and you’ve got a foot odour problem.

Before we understood that DNA was the genetic code, scientists knew that bacteria transferred it between cells.

When sex chromosomes among common pill bugs go bad from disuse, borrowed bacterial DNA comes to the rescue.

Over the past week, the internet has descended into what appears to be mass panic over some unpleasant scientific findings: As it turns out, most s

CEBU, Philippines - In order to minimize the stench coming from the Inayawan landfill, the Cebu City government did an emergency purchase of compos

Think back to the last time you came down with a cold and what it felt like to be sick.

Researchers at King's College London have found a new link between the diversity of bacteria in human poo – known as the human fecal microbiom

In what sounds like a story fit for a Marvel comic, Anatoli Brouchkov, a controversial Russian Scientist has injected himself with bacteria that is

Researchers funded in part by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have recently shown that magnetic bacteria ar

How clean are your hands after you wash them? Ask one of Bernadette Blance-Palmer’s Year 4-5 students at Naracoorte South Primary School.

Swallowing a pill isn’t always the best delivery method for some drugs — for instance, they may not survive the trip through the stomach’s acids, o

We all try to steer of bacteria and keep our homes clean, but have you ever considered what nasty little bugs might be lurking in your makeup bag a

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is warning patients after a bacteria was found at one of the hospital's handwashing stations.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The results are undeniable.

Bethesda, MD (Scicasts) — Researchers funded in part by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have recently shown

It’s an unfortunate truth--illness often strikes the body when it’s already weakened by something else.

New study sheds light on microbiome and weight gain. In 2009, Dr.

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researchers are investigating agriculture-related antibiotic resistance and developing solutions to address foo

An international team of scientists has found a new link between the diversity of bacteria in the human fecal microbiome and levels of visceral fat

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is warning patients after a bacteria was found at one of the hospital's handwashing stations.

Scientists have found antibiotic-resistant bacteria in prairie soils that had little or no exposure to human or animal activity. U.S.