Scientists at Arizona State University have uncovered surprising new ways bacteria move, even without their usual whip-like propellers called flagella. In one study, E. coli and salmonella were found ...

With meningitis B emerging as a fast-moving and potentially fatal infection in the UK, Firstpost brings out a doctor’s view ...

Researchers have identified two gut bacteria that can produce serotonin, a key chemical that regulates bowel movements. In experiments with mice lacking serotonin, the microbes boosted serotonin ...

Gut dysbiosis caused by a high-fat diet can allow bacteria to move from the gut to the brain in mice, according to a new ...

Living bacteria generate electrical signals in a new hydrogel sensor that can detect substances in liquids like milk.

Caste survives by regulating organic movement; it thrives by dramatising the ordinary; and it spreads by normalising the ...

A fast-moving cluster of meningococcal disease centred in Canterbury has claimed two young lives and infected at least 20 ...

Microplastics gather anti-biotic resistant bacteria as they move through water, allowing microbes to spread from polluted sites into rivers.

Thirty years after moving to Saudi Arabia for work, 58-year-old Musaddik Abbas Tandel returned home to Raigad hoping for a ...

Fermentable? Soluble? What? Cut the confusion and get what's best for your body.

Environmental study with the FDA, UC Davis Western Center for Food Safety, CDFA and partners examined pathogen movement through the region.

Bacteria occur naturally in the environment. Farmers’ changes in the past 10 years have been effective in protecting crops.