For the study, researchers analyzed data from the American Gut Project on bacteria found in the mouths of 172 healthy participants and the feces of 1,996 healthy participants. Each participant ...

Many Americans assume the meat they buy at the grocery store is safe—but new data shows that approximately 36% of retail meat ...

An outbreak that could have long-term effects on the children’s health is raising awareness about the risk of bacterial infection from water at the dentist’s office.

At least 1.27 million people died in 2019 due to drug-resistant bacterial infections, according to a new study on the global burden of antimicrobial resistance.

A brand of children's cough syrup that was sold nationwide was recalled after tests identified a possible bacterial ...

Bacterial vaginosis is most likely a sexually transmitted infection, according to a new study. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta Bacterial vaginosis is a poorly understood infection that affects one in ...

Many Americans assume the meat they buy at the grocery store is safe—but new data shows that approximately 36% of retail meat ...

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have developed a test, called the Gut Microbiome Health Index, that can predict a person’s general health status by measuring the levels of 50 gut microbial species.

The make-up and volume of gut bacteria in toddlers at 3.5 years old is predictive of body mass index (BMI) at age 5, irrespective of whether they are born prematurely or not, according to new ...

In the study, the gut microbiome of both men and women who ranked high on the obesity index is characterized by a lack of a potentially protective bacteria known as Christensenella minuta.