New Delhi: Ceftriaxone, among the most prescribed antibiotics in hospitals across India, is a drug with high potential to cause antimicrobial resistance, says a new government survey that studied the …
You may have seen headlines about recent outbreaks of respiratory illness affecting children in China, Europe and the United States. The Warren County Health District in Lebanon, Ohio, issued an …
CALIFORNIA: A study suggests that the Y chromosome may impact the genetic basis of digestive diseases. The Y chromosome is responsible for important biological roles such as sex determination and …
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For a pathogen to make us sick, it must overcome a lot. First it has to enter the body, bypassing …
ENGLAND: According to recent research from the University of East Anglia, the bacteria in your stomach may have an impact on how severe a diarrheal illness is.Every year, cryptosporidiosis causes …
INDIANAPOLIS: Many species of bacteria have been discovered by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to be connected with an increased risk of severe malaria in humans and mice when …
Duffy and Haworth speculate that on remote planets, communities of purple bacteria could swell in black sulfurous oceans, or spread in films around local sources of hydrogen sulfide. If they …
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Scientists have come to realize that in the soil and rocks beneath our feet there lies a vast biosphere with …
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A batch of Enoki mushrooms from the brand Golden Mushroom has been recalled by Health Canada due to possible Listeria contamination. In …
MARTINEZ — A hot tub at a Richmond day spa was the likely source where bacteria grew and caused a Legionnaires’ disease breakout that killed two people and sickened at …