Scientists found an unexpected viral hitchhiker lurking inside a common gut bacterium – and it was twice as prevalent in people with colorectal cancer.

Kidney stones have plagued humans since antiquity, yet despite our long history with them, we've apparently overlooked a key detail about the most common type, a new study finds. According to the new ...

The health service constitutes constipation as being bowel movements that are fewer than three each week, which can lead to symptoms like painful cramps in the tummy area, straining to poo, or not ...

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have found two gut bacteria working together that contribute to chronic constipation ...

Some bacterial species possess an astonishing ability: They use Earth's magnetic field to orient themselves. To better ...

Antibiotics are medical marvels that have transformed once deadly bacterial infections into manageable conditions. But with a rise in antibiotic resistance that renders existing treatments ineffective ...