LA County public health officials issued a bacteria warning at several beaches as a potentially record-breaking heat wave ...

Headed to the beach to escape the heat? You may want to rethink it as bacteria warnings close ocean waters across parts of ...

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 ...

A high-fat diet can cause the intestinal lining to weaken, allowing live gut bacteria to travel directly to the brain in mice ...

A recent ocean water warning comes amid a wave of warm weather along the coast.

Researchers have developed a targeted approach to combat periodontitis without disrupting the natural balance of the oral ...

Temperatures are expected to soar amid a regional heat wave Thursday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is ...

Some medications may disrupt the “good” bacteria in your gut microbiome, potentially affecting your digestive and overall health.

Scientists studying stranded pygmy sperm whales have uncovered three previously unknown genotypes of Helicobacter bacteria ...

State health officials have issued a health advisory for the water off Midtown Beach in Palm Beach, after a March 2 test ...

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 ...

Scientists have created a genomic blueprint for Aeromonas bacteria, which can cause antibiotic-resistant diarrheal disease—with symptoms often misidentified as cholera—in humans and animals.