Research reveals a bacterial toxin, colibactin, as a key factor in increased early-onset colorectal cancer, highlighting DNA ...

Scientists believe they may have found a bacterial toxin in E.coli which leaves behind specific patterns of DNA mutation ...

Some early-onset colorectal cancers may be caused by exposure to a bacterial toxin within the first 10 years of life, according to a study published April 23 in Nature. An international research team, ...

Over the past two decades, a troubling pattern has emerged: more young adults are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer - a ...

After a new study found a potential link between a common food contaminant and colon cancer, experts are sounding the alarm ...

If trends continue, colorectal cancer could become the leading cause of cancer-related death among young adults ...

A toxin produced by E. coli, a bacteria that causes food poisoning, may be driving rates of bowel cancer in young people, scientists have discovered. According to experts, this important finding could ...

An international team of researchers has identified a potential microbial culprit behind the alarming rise in early-onset ...

Researchers have developed a personalized blood test that may offer a faster, less invasive way to track high-grade glioma progression.

A Kobe University team was able to edit the DNA of Lactobacillus strains directly without a template from other organisms.

Colibactin is a bacterial toxin caused by a strain of E.coli, which is capable of altering DNA. Researchers, including some ...

A new study points to a bacterial toxin as fueling a rise in early-onset colorectal cancer cases. But what is this toxin—and ...