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5,618 results for: Bacteria

  1. Environment

    Fetuses may be exposed to antimicrobial compounds

    Health risks remain uncertain as scientists find common soap chemicals in pregnant women and cord blood.

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  2. Life

    How to kill the last microbes standing

    Chemical wipes out bacteria that linger after antibiotic treatment.

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  3. Genetics

    People’s genes welcome their microbes

    In mice and humans, genetic variants seem to control the bacterial mix on and in bodies.

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  4. Life

    Chronic wounds may succumb to vitamins

    In mice, antioxidants fight diabetic sores.

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  5. Climate

    Climate change may spread Lyme disease

    The territory of the ticks that transmit Lyme disease is growing as the climate warms.

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  6. Climate

    Kangaroo gut microbes make eco-friendly farts

    Understanding kangaroos’ low-methane flatulence could help researchers lower greenhouse gas emissions from livestock.

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  7. Life

    Gut bacteria adapt to life in bladder

    E. coli moving between systems may cause urinary tract infections.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Whooping cough vaccine may still allow some level of infection

    Animal tests show pertussis shots stave off symptoms but allow spread of the bacteria.

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  9. Life

    Flashy drug spotlights infection

    Doctors may be able to watch for invading microbes with a fluorescent antibiotic.

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  10. Microbes

    Prairie microbes could aid region’s restoration

    Surveying the bacteria living in the soils of grassland ecosystems may help revive the habitats.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Don’t buy breast milk on the Internet, and other helpful tips

    A new study finds bacterial contamination in breast milk bought online, but there’s more to the story than that.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    If timing’s right, cats and roaches may be good for kids’ allergies

    Exposure to mice, roaches and cats before a child’s first birthday may confer protection against asthma and allergies, a new study suggests.

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