Brain implants seem to offer many possibilities for patients with neurological problems. They may be able to help reduce seizures in people with epilepsy, bring sight to people who are blind, or ...

Researchers are engineering bacteria to invade tumors and consume them from the inside. Because tumor cores lack oxygen, they’re the perfect breeding ground for these microbes. The team added a ...

Like a collection of ragtag villagers fighting off an invading army, the mix of bacteria that live in our guts may band together to keep dangerous infections from taking hold, new research suggests.

"The UN estimates that by 2050, common bacterial infections could kill more people than cancer," says Arnold Mathijssen, a biophysicist at the University of Pennsylvania who studies how active ...

Bacterial keratitis represents a serious infection of the corneal tissue that can rapidly impair vision if not promptly and adequately treated. This condition, alongside other microbial eye infections ...

Bacterial prostatitis, an infection of the prostate primarily caused by the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli), is a common health problem in men. About one percent of men worldwide are affected at ...