A team of researchers in Himachal Pradesh, India, has wrapped a beneficial soil bacterium in a microscopic armor made of ...

Some of the most important allies in the fight against hunger are invisible to the naked eye. In a laboratory at the ...

In the fight to find better treatments for bacterial infections, one rapidly evolving therapy uses a group of viruses called ...

Credit: Nadya Pichkasova/Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences The body turns copper ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) regards antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, as one of the world's ...

Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, are among the most common bacterial infections and are caused mostly by the uropathogenic ...

The FDA granted Breakthrough Device Designation to Pattern Bioscience’s same-day urine ID/AST test, according to the company.

A chemical stress test uses medications to make your heart beat faster and widen your blood vessels, simulating how your heart responds to exercise when you can’t use a treadmill or bike. The test can ...

Barry Marshall’s self-experiment showed that a stomach bacterium could cause gastritis in a healthy person. The evidence linking that bacterium to ulcers came later, through studies of what happened ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

Creating characters that encompass the rich diversity of humanity is particularly pertinent to screenwriting, where representation really does matter. However, gender inclusivity in media has long ...