The number of people being diagnosed with a deadly bacterial infection has surged dramatically in recent years, a study ...

Exposure to colibactin in early childhood imprints a distinct genetic signature on the DNA of colon cells that can increase the risk of colorectal cancer.

The findings reveal that colibactin leaves behind specific patterns of DNA mutations that were 3.3 times more common in early ...

Bad gut bugs in kids may play a role in the rise of colorectal cancer at younger ages.

A new study says a toxin caused by some strains of E. coli may be causing the rise in colon cancer in younger people.

Genetic findings reveal how early exposure to a DNA-damaging toxin from gut bacteria may contribute to the global rise in ...

Ingrida Domarkienė, a geneticist at Vilnius University in Lithuania, discusses the exciting developments made possible by ...

A recent study reveals a potential link between childhood exposure to colibactin, a bacterial toxin produced by certain E.

Antibiotic resistance is a serious threat to public health. When antibiotics don't work, we risk not being able to treat many types of infections and people who would previously have been cured, can ...

An international team has identified a potential microbial culprit behind the alarming rise in early-onset colorectal cancer: a bacterial toxin called colibactin. Scientists report that exposure to ...

A new study conducted by researchers from UC San Diego explored how exposure to a specific bacteria in childhood could be ...

In an effort to explain a modern medical mystery, an international team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has identified a potential microbial culprit behind the alarming ...