Americans are weathering the worst flu season in years, as a number of other respiratory illnesses circulate too, such as ...

The non-descript, pill-shaped cell is why we understand fundamental life processes (think DNA replication and transcription).

The bacteria that cause Legionnaires’ disease have been detected in the water of a downtown Cook County office building that also houses a children’s day care center. Testing also found heightened ...

Pope Francis has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both of his lungs. The condition is considered to be serious in the 88-year ...

When it comes to cold and flu season, it really matters what foods you eat. “Eating a well-balanced diet will help improve ...

In light of Pope Francis’ pneumonia diagnosis, Dr. Leana Wen explains why older adults are especially at risk for serious ...

Researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) have discovered that adenovirus, a common virus that causes colds and ...

Early signs of whooping cough in adults look very much like a common cold, Dr. Loafman says. For the first week or so of ...

But a startling revelation about one of the most common ingredients in these remedies has left consumers and medical professionals questioning decades of cold medicine practices. The ingredient in ...

On the other hand, greater levels of the bacteria, Porphyromonas, was more common in individuals with memory problems. Whereas the bacterial group Prevotella, was linked to low nitrite ...

The cold-seep sponge holobionts are attracting growing attention in recent years. In this study, we utilized 16S rRNA amplicons to characterize the bacterial communities of six deep-sea sponge species ...

There is no cure for the common cold or bronchitis. These conditions will clear up on their own. This means antibiotics are not necessary, nor are they recommended, even in cases of bacterial ...