Scientists have discovered a link between bacteria in the mouth and gut and the progression of cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease. Specific changes in these bacteria, known as the microbiome, ...

The myelin sheaths insulating neurons are damaged in multiple sclerosis. Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library/Brand X Pictures via Getty Images The environment plays a key role in determining who ...

Washington State University researchers have discovered how the bacteria that cause anaplasmosis and Lyme disease hijack cellular processes in ticks to ensure their survival and spread to new hosts, ...

Legionnaires' disease is caused by the Legionella bacteria, which thrives in warm-water environments and is typically spread through the inhalation of aerosolized water droplets, such as mist from ...

A new study indicates a common genetic variant may interact with gut bacteria to trigger chronic inflammation in ulcerative colitis. The findings may help explain why people experience the disease ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — A germ that causes a rare ...

HORMONE LEVELS. SOMETHING TO TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT. THIS WEEK, THE STATE ISSUED AN ALERT ABOUT A RARE BACTERIA THAT CAN CAUSE WHAT IS KNOWN AS FLESH EATING DISEASE. AFTER A SWIMMER IN FALMOUTH WAS ...

The recent Harlem outbreak that has killed two people and sickened dozens more serves as a stark reminder that Legionnaires disease remains a serious public health threat hiding in plain sight ...

The Human Intestinal Bacteria Collection (HiBC) offers scientists access to over 300 live gut bacterial strains, many never studied before, empowering research into inflammation, immunity, and future ...

Scientists have now discovered how alcohol can switch off an immune "alarm system" in the gut, allowing bad bacteria to escape their natural habitat to flood into the liver, rapidly causing ...

NEW YORK − Air conditioning has been a lifesaver in recent weeks for broad swaths of Americans left sweating ‒ and worse ‒ from scorching temperatures. But in parts of upper Manhattan, the quest for ...

Multiple sclerosis is a disease that results when the immune system mistakenly attacks the brain and spinal cord. It affects nearly one million people in the U.S. and over 2.8 million worldwide. While ...