Tick season is upon New England — and some unexpected visitors have come up north to join the usual crew, one study found. A University of Massachusetts Amherst center has found and studied two ...

A new peer-reviewed study published Wednesday in the Nature Communications journal has revealed crucial insights into how infections begin ... formed by the bacterial protein CsrA.

Other times, this bacterial can enter the meninges directly due to a head injury or ear or sinus infection. Fungal meningitis is caused by inhaling fungal spores such as ones found in bird ...

Other times, this bacterial can enter the meninges directly due to a head injury or ear or sinus infection. Fungal meningitis is caused by inhaling fungal spores such as ones found in bird droppings ...

Cruise lines must take special care to minimize the growth of Legionella bacteria in water systems ... become sick with Legionnaires’ disease, a serious type of pneumonia, after returning ...