Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the University of California, San Francisco used a naturally occurring carbon isotope and exhaled CO(2) to catch bacterial infections. MEMPHIS, ...

Infectious diseases are a major cause of death worldwide, and diagnosing bacterial infections remains a challenge in medicine. And doing so reliably is more important than ever, given the increasing ...

Researchers have developed new methods to test food for bacterial contamination that are faster and do not require expert ...

Here is a neck test people with suspected meningitis can do, after an outbreak at the University of Kent has been declared a national incident.

It could enable doctors to diagnose infections such as pneumonia much quicker - without the need for invasive blood tests.

When a virus infects a bacterial cell, the viral genome is the first component to be fully injected into the cell, making it an ideal immune target. A bacterial enzyme anchored to the membrane ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Device designation to MeMed BV Flex, a blood test that differentiates between bacterial and viral infections.

A plant compound added to biodegradable implants stops bacteria from rebounding after 24 hours, solving a major infection risk.

We need more than bottled water. We need to have what we deserve: clean, uncontaminated water,” a resident said.

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