University of British Columbia researchers have engineered gut bacteria that dim their fluorescent glow in the presence of illness. Their findings could improve how we diagnose problems in the gut by ...

Scientists in Pennsylvania have developed an experimental mRNA-based vaccine for C. diff bacteria, which often cause recurring, miserable bouts of diarrhea. Reading time 3 minutes We might soon have a ...

Gut microbes engineered to dim their fluorescence under stress offered a real-time, noninvasive biosensor to track gut health ...

A new biosensor has been developed in preclinical models that provides noninvasive, continuous monitoring through stool samples.

An opportunistic bacterial infection that causes deadly diarrhea is more likely to kill White patients than Black or Hispanic people, a new study says. About 84% of deaths caused by Clostridioides ...

Researchers from the Organoid group at the Hubrecht Institute have found that specific gut cells, BEST4/CA7 + cells, regulate electrolyte and water balance in response to bacterial toxins that cause ...

An outbreak of infections linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has a lot of people across the United States concerned about their exposure to dangerous E. coli bacteria. It is not yet known which ...

Certain bacteria in the water can cause vibriosis, which may lead to watery diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting, per the CDC Getty Images Dozens of beaches nationwide have been hit by ...

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Legionella bacteria, which causes a type of pneumonia called Legionnaires' disease, was found in water from four sites at the ...