How to diagnose 'persistent infection' that leads to gastritis, gastric ulcers, and gastric cancer —Helicobacter pylori ...

A new urine test could identify people with bladder cancer more accurately than current diagnostic methods, researchers found ...

New research suggests some UTI-causing bacteria can survive antibiotics deep in bladder tissue, helping explain why ...

Antimicrobial resistance is a major global health threat, with disproportionate impact in regions with limited diagnostic ...

Credit: Nadya Pichkasova/Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences The body turns copper into a weapon against urinary tract infections, and scientists hope to ...

The city’s Health Department has confirmed live Legionella bacteria in seven cooling towers in the South Bronx, as officials continue to investigate a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease. The seven ...

Urease is one of the most consequential enzymes in the microbial world. By hydrolyzing urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide, it lets bacteria tap a ubiquitous nitrogen source, buffer their internal pH ...

The single-cell microbiology assay is designed to provide same-day pathogen identification and antimicrobial susceptibility results directly from uncultured urine specimens. The US Food and Drug ...

Three days before Christmas 1976, Edward Nevin III was standing on a BART platform, newspaper in hand, waiting for his train into the city. Amid front page stories detailing a hijacking attempt at SFO ...

Researchers in Phoenix developed a urine screening test for autism that detects high levels of gut bacteria or yeast infections in children as young as age two. Study findings show 90% of children ...