Flu virus is protected by mucus when airborne, regardless of humidity
Mucus and other airway secretions that are expelled when a person with the flu coughs or exhales appear to protect […]
The increasingly popular practice of ‘vaginal seeding’ — in which cesarean-delivered babies are immediately swabbed with the mother’s vaginal fluids […] Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a germ that occurs naturally in the gut of mammals and birds, as well as […] Here’s another reason to eat a Mediterranean-type diet: It’s good for your gut. Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center […] Rats are able to detect whether a child has tuberculosis (TB), and are much more successful at doing this than […] Researchers from Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin’s university hospital, have discovered a new mechanism by which live vaccines induce immunity. […] Researchers from RMIT University have developed a new artificial enzyme that uses light to kill bacteria. The artificial enzymes could […]Microbiology
Swabbing cesarean-born babies with vaginal fluids potentially unsafe and unnecessary
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli found in food: Prediction of the disease-causing potential of the various strains not yet possible
Mediterranean diet boosts beneficial bacteria, study finds
Rats sniff out TB in children: Research shows that rats can detect tuberculosis in children with higher accuracy than standard microscopy tests
How live vaccines enhance the body’s immune response: New findings point the way to more efficient vaccines
New ‘NanoZymes’ use light to kill bacteria: Artificial enzymes could be used in hospitals and toilets