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"I was a very healthy person; I ate well, worked out often and took care of my husband. Then all of a sudden, I couldn't do anything for myself." ...
A team of chemists, microbiologists and ecologists has designed a molecular probe (a molecule designed to detect proteins or ...
What we eat often reflects what these microbes are hungry for. In many ways, we eat to feed them ( ref1 ). But in today's ...
I’m a microbiologist. Here’s how often you should really wash your bedding - Regular laundering is about more than just ...
Your bed is a buffet for bacteria, dust mites and fungi. Here’s how to clean it properly and why it matters for your health ...
Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer ...
A better understanding of human smell is emerging as scientists interrogate its fundamental elements: the odor molecules that ...
Thriving microbe communities living in the most-polluted spots in the US offer insight into how to clean up the mess of ...
An engineered protein turns off the kind of immune cells most likely to damage tissue as part of Type-1 diabetes, hepatitis, ...
Postbiotics are beneficial compounds created by probiotic bacteria when they ferment prebiotics (fiber). Learn about their ...
Different foods need different minimum internal temperatures to destroy harmful bacteria – 165°F for poultry, 160°F for ...