New studies show that a bacterial molecule, peptidoglycan, is present in the brain and fluctuates with sleep patterns. This ...

Urban parks and residential green spaces are home to higher, but also much more homogenous soil biodiversity than nearby ...

An Edinburgh hospital has been locked down after deadly bacteria was discovered. NHS Lothian bosses shut the doors of the Royal Edinburgh after the discovery of Legionella bacteria. Bosses confirmed ...

A Florida mom nearly lost her life and leg to gnarly flesh-eating bacteria after taking a swim at a local beach, according to a report. Genevieve Gallagher, 49, remains hospitalized after she ...

Officials at Guelph General Hospital are on high alert after an outbreak has been declared in one of its units. According to a news release, a carbapenemase-producing organisms outbreak was declared ...

A Pensacola woman nearly lost her life and her leg to the flesh-eating bacteria known as vibrio vulnificus, or vibrio, after swimming with her daughter in Santa Rosa Sound off Pensacola Beach on July ...

The Maine CDC is reporting three active cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the Greater Portland area. According to the Portland Press Herald, a Maine CDC spokesperson says they are working to identify and ...

Institute of Mass Spectrometry, School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China ...

A Pensacola woman believes she contracted the flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, after swimming in Santa Rosa Sound with a small cut on her leg. Vibrio bacteria live in coastal waters and are ...

Genevieve Gallagher is undergoing treatment at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville for wounds she received after doctors were forced to remove much of the tissue on her left calf. Gallagher ...

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