How a Gut Health Scientist and Dietitian Eats 50 Grams of Fiber a Day
Megan Rossi is serious about fiber. The dietitian and gut health scientist based at King’s College London estimates…
NASA-led study shows some Earth microbes could survive on the moon
The moon is, to put it mildly, an inhospitable place for people and other living organisms from Earth,…
Mobile phones are ‘Trojan horses’ for germs. Here’s how to clean them
I’ve never cleaned my mobile phone, but after chatting with experts for this story, it was the first…
Six more Malaga city beaches close due to faecal bacteria
No one can remember a summer with so many incidents concerning bathing water quality in the Costa del…
Long-term study outlines unexpected findings about tick populations
Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in the United States. Lyme disease is the most commonly reported, with…
Engineered immune cells help eliminate severe bacterial infections effectively
Severe bacterial infections remain a major global health challenge because antibiotics alone often fail when the host immune…
Chinese team aims to put ‘smart’ diabetes probiotic on US shelves within 2 years
Chinese researchers have engineered a probiotic that could make diabetes care as simple as drinking a cup of…
Steroid may treat common infection – Irish study
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin and St James’s Hospital have shown that dexamethasone can reduce harmful inflammation triggered…
Scientists Discover Common Ancestor to All Complex Fife Forms
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin. In Norse mythology, Asgard is one of the Nine Worlds, that…
Manuka Honey’s Antibacterial Power Goes beyond Sugar and MGO: Study
Manuka honey, the New Zealand product long touted for wound care, may also hold potential against bacteria that…
Natural gut molecule ould strengthen chickens’ immune response against bacterial infections
A naturally occurring gut molecule that could strengthen chickens’ immune response against a wide range of bacterial infections,…
Machine learning predicts pathogen risks in drinking water sources
Safe drinking water depends not only on treatment, but also on knowing when harmful microorganisms may be present…