A new kind of blood test promises to find cancer early—sometimes even before symptoms appear. The pitch is compelling: a single sample of blood could scan the body for dozens of different cancers at ...

"It makes a huge difference to our community to know that we have clean water," one Short Beach resident said.

A high-fat diet can cause the intestinal lining to weaken, allowing live gut bacteria to travel directly to the brain in mice ...

Beachgoers across Los Angeles County are being urged to stay out of the ocean at several popular coastal sites after health ...

Nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen feed algae and make it grow like crazy, Strause said. The algae sucks up the oxygen in ...

Residents of southeast Minnesota, particularly those with private wells, should be vigilant. Experts say the area's porous ...

Nonprofit Equity Legal Services spearheaded the community-led testing in Cahokia Heights, and residents say the findings validate water quality and health concerns that they've been raising for years.

Metabolites in tissue fluid offer important clues that could help predict infection risk among women who undergo breast ...

If confirmed in people, the finding might lead to gut-targeted therapies that could reverse cognitive decline.

When the digestive system fails to absorb fructose, the lingering sugar disrupts the gut microbiome. A recent study reveals this bacterial shift sparks low-grade, body-wide inflammation that can alter ...

Scientists have created a genomic blueprint for Aeromonas bacteria, which can cause antibiotic-resistant diarrheal disease—with symptoms often misidentified as cholera—in humans and animals.

A massive sewage spill that dumped 240 million gallons into the Potomac River continues to devastate the oyster industry, ...