Science Superbugs cling to hospital gowns even after they have been disinfectedThe Telegraph - By Henry BodkinDangerous superbugs are clinging on to surgical gowns and instruments even after the items have been disinfected, scientists have revealed. Hospitals have been warned to monitor their hygiene practices
Microbiome The human microbiome is a treasure trove waiting to be unlockedtheconversation.com - Vasu Appanna Bacteria are at the centre of all life forms on planet earth and are the essential building blocks that make living organisms the way they are. Both …
Health What You Need to Know About Resistant Urinary Tract InfectionsThe New York Times - By MATT RICHTELUrinary tract infections, or U.T.I.s, are one of the world’s most common infections. Increasingly, they also are resistant to major drug treatments. Here’s what you should know. In the case of a resistant
Bacteria There are diseases hidden in ice, and they are waking upBBC News - By Jasmin Fox-SkellyThroughout history, humans have existed side-by-side with bacteria and viruses. From the bubonic plague to smallpox, we have evolved to resist them, and in response they have developed new ways of infecting
Science Gut bacteria could be key to producing tastier cow’s milksciencemag.org - Elizabeth Pennisi It's not just good breeding and tasty grass that make a dairy cow a champion milk producer. It's also the microbes that live in the animal’s gut. …
Technology Wired Bacteria Form Nature’s Power Grid: ‘We Have an Electric Planet’The New York Times - By CARL ZIMMERAt three o’clock in the afternoon on September 4, 1882, the electrical age began. The Edison Illuminating Company switched on its Pearl Street power plant, and a network of copper wires came alive, delivering
Technology Scientists are making progress with better plastic-eating bacteriaPopular Science - Sarah ScolesSomeday engineered organisms might help us do a better job of recycling polymers. Molecular biologist Christopher Johnson was schmoozing at a party not long ago, talking with another guest about his research,
Science Mucus: The Body’s Unsung Heroscientificamerican.com - Diana Kwon, Knowable Magazine We know it best as a stringy slime dripping from noses and as viscous, discolored goop hacked up by sickened airways. But it’s so much more than …
Science Compound found in cannabis shows promise as a powerful antibioticsciencefocus.com - Jason Goodyer There’s a reason bacteria are one of most successful organisms on Earth – they are startlingly fast to adapt to their environment. So fast, in fact, …
Bacteria Why So Many Bacteria Live on the Surface of Your EyeLive Science - Tony St. Leger You may be familiar with the idea that your gut and skin are home to a collection of microbes — fungi, bacteria and viruses — that are vital for …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMicrobiology Plants may be transmitting superbugs to people | EurekAlert! Science Newseurekalert.org San Francisco, CA - June 22, 2019 - Antibiotic-resistant infections are a threat to global public health, food safety and an economic burden. To …
Oceans Some Ocean Swimming Increases Vulnerability to Skin InfectionsInverse - Peter Hess As children, we learn that the ocean is vast, and we may assume that, by extension, it must be clean. Stub your toe on the beach? No problem. Just …
Vibrio Ocean Bacteria Colonize Your Skin After Just 10 Minutes of SwimmingGizmodo - Ed Cara If sharks and sunburns don’t scare you at the beach, perhaps this will: According to preliminary research out this week, it only takes a 10-minute …
Western Australia Australia's Pristine Beaches Have a Poop ProblemInverse - Chelsea Szmania Australians love our iconic coastal lifestyle. So many of our settlements are spread along our huge coastline. Real estate prices soar where we can …
Enzymes Enzymes that can transform blood type A to O found in human gut biomephys.org - Bob Yirka A team of researchers at the University of British Columbia has found two types of enzymes that together, can transform type A blood to type O blood …
Technology Your pool is filthy—here's how to clean itreviewed.com - Jonathan Chan Your swimming pool may be the most disgusting thing you own. All that moisture can spawn algae, fungus, bacteria, and mosquitoes. And while most …
Algae Artificial algae could help save our oceansPopular Science - Marlene CimonsThe Smithsonian Institution calls coralline algae "the unsung architects of coral reefs." These pink-colored seaweed, with skeletal structures that resemble honeycomb, live in harmony with coral. They
Play buttonPhysiology How the Gut Microbiome Could Provide a New Tool to Treat Autismsmithsonianmag.com - Bob Roehr At a young age, Ethan was diagnosed with moderate to severe autism. By age seven, despite heroic efforts by family and rehabilitation specialists, …
Hydrothermal vents fuel ‘blooms’ in surprising placesfuturity.org - Josie Garthwaite-Stanford Hydrothermal vents in the seafloor may affect life near the surface and the global carbon cycle more than previously thought, according to a new …
Scientists discover compounds in scorpion venom that kill off staph and tuberculosisnewatlas.com - Nick Lavars The venom of deadly animals mightn't seem like a great place to look for life-saving medicines, but scientists are continually sifting through these …
Environment Scientists are putting antibiotics into the ocean—on purpose. And it's our only hope.Popular Science - Amelia UrryA mysterious new coral epidemic is ravaging reefs across the Florida Keys. The Florida Problem: A Special Report. Struggling crops. Salty aquifers. Invading wildlife. Piles of dead fish. The Sunshine feels
Highly processed foods look more and more unhealthy. The reason why may be hiding in our guts.Vox - Julia BelluzThe case against processed food just keeps getting stronger. But, amazingly, we still don’t understand exactly why it’s so bad for us. In two new papers published in the BMJ, the more ultraprocessed —
The World’s Most Advanced Gut Microbiome Test is Changing Our Approach to Gut Healthfuturism.com - Futurism Creative You’ve probably noticed that TV doctors and natural health bloggers like to recommend all sorts of foods, beverages, and probiotic products that …
Study suggests gut microbiome disruptions speed up metastatic spread of breast cancernewatlas.com - Rich Haridy New research from the University of Virginia suggests an unhealthy gut microbiome can actively promote the spread of breast cancer. Through a series …
The Not So Dead Sea: Traces of Ancient Bacteria Found in the Lake’s Sedimentsscientificamerican.com - Shannon Hall The Dead Sea is not all dead. Sure, it is one of the most extreme ecosystems on our planet, with a salinity so high that tourists can easily float …
Gut microbiome restoration rejuvenates aging immune system in micenewatlas.com - Rich Haridy A new study from researchers at the Babraham Institute in the UK suggests age-related immune system decline is not irreversible, and can possibly be …
Game-changing heart patches set for human trialsAl JazeeraThe patch could one day cure heart failure, which is on the rise as more people survive heart attacks, scientists say. A healing, pumping patch could be the secret to mending a "broken" heart, according
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Mapping human microbiome drug metabolism by gut bacteria and their genesnature.com - Michael Zimmermann, Maria Zimmermann-Kogadeeva, Rebekka Wegmann, Andrew L. Goodman Individuals vary widely in drug responses, which can be dangerous and expensive due to treatment delays and adverse effects. Growing evidence …
Yale study uncovers how gut bacteria can affect whether drugs work or notnewatlas.com - Rich Haridy It's still quite a mystery to scientists why certain drugs work well in some people and are completely ineffective in others. Work by a team of …
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