The holidays are a time for eating heaps of hearty, delicious food. However, health experts warn that some of your festive favorites may come with a side of deadly consequences. Read more
Mail Online - Dec 25
As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are looking to bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, as an alternative. Read more
Medical News - Dec 19
A New Jersey-based importer and distributor broadened its ongoing, large-scale recall over salmonella contamination. Read more
Mail Online - Dec 17
This sibling-controlled East Asian study found that autistic individuals, their unaffected siblings, and typically developing controls differ in gut microbiota diversity and composition, with the clearest separation between autism and typical development. Specific taxa, particularly the butyrate-... Read more
Medical News - Dec 16
Engineered oncolytic bacteria have emerged as a promising therapeutic platform for precision cancer treatment, offering tumor-specific colonization, immune activation, and controllable therapeutic delivery. This review summarizes recent advances in the design and application of synthetic biologic... Read more
Medical News - Dec 13
Pneumonia is a disease that burdens the healthcare system with more that 1.2 million emergency room visits each year and more than 41,000 adult deaths in the United States. Read more
Medical News - Dec 05
A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA. Read more
Science News - Dec 04
Simón Pardiñas has warned that brushing with the wrong technique could have a drastic impact on your teeth and gums - along with using the same toothbrush for too long Read more
Mirror - Dec 03
Scientists have long known that bacteria come in many shapes and sizes, but understanding what those differences mean has remained a major challenge, especially for species that can't be grown in the lab. Now, a new study led by Nina Wale, an Assistant Professor in MSU's Department of Microbiolog... Read more
Medical News - Dec 02
A traditional Korean side dish, kimchi is made from salted and fermented vegetables - usually radish or cabbage - and seasoned with chilli powder, garlic, ginger and fermented seafood. Read more
Mail Online - Nov 30
