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  1. Health & Medicine

    Some probiotics could feed, rather than fend off, infections

    Probiotics containing Lactobacillus gasseri Lg-36 prevented C. difficile infections in mice, but L. acidophilus probiotics made infection more likely.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Astronomy

    The Webb space telescope spies its first black holes snacking on stars

    These star-shredding black holes sit within dusty galaxies that block many telescopes’ views. That’s not an issue for JWST.

    By McKenzie Prillaman
  3. Health & Medicine

    Some U.S. newborns still get HIV despite efforts to screen for it. Here’s why

    Routine tests in the third trimester may catch missed cases and flag the need for treatment that reduces a baby‘s risk of getting HIV to near zero.