Certain bacteria typically found in the mouth and throat may be a trigger for heart attacks, recent research suggests.

A team of researchers led by Joshua Modell says they have shed new light on how bacteria protect themselves from certain ...

Chagas disease​ is already endemic to 21 countries in the Americas, and growing evidence of the parasite is challenging the ...

Scientists from Finland and the UK have uncovered groundbreaking evidence that heart attacks may be triggered by infectious processes rather than just cholesterol and lifestyle factors. Hidden ...

Local and state health officials say an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Marshalltown may be linked to cooling towers.

Genevieve Gallagher was infected with Vibrio vulnificus in July after boating and swimming with her family in Florida. Her recovery is ongoing.

Pathogens are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics. With the goal of developing new therapeutic approaches to ...

New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Wildlife officials in Ohio are on high alert as an infectious disease affecting the deer population ...

Scientists at Scripps Research have developed a novel method that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced imaging techniques to more accurately and efficiently identify therapeutic antibodies ...

Peter Kovacs and Shyam Solanki from South Dakota State University give an update on soybean and corn conditions in eastern South Dakota.