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Stored water can develop slimy bacterial films: nanotechnology may be a solution

When drinking water is stored in containers, a thin layer of microorganisms can grow at the interface of the container and water. This thin layer is called a biofilm. It’s made up of bacteria that make the water unsafe to drink. Slimy biofilms are harder to kill with ordinary disinfectants…

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Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak in US: What is this deadly bacterial infection, what are the symptoms and how can you protect yourself?

Legionnaires' disease outbreak in US: New York City health officials are investigating a Legionnaires' disease outbreak on Manhattan's Upper East Side, with 18 confirmed cases. The source is believed to be a contaminated cooling tower, not the public water supply. Residents in affected ZIP codes are urged to monitor for…

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Your Oily Skin Is Not Broken: What the Indian Climate Is Actually Doing to Your Pores

The shine you were taught to be ashamed ofBy noon your face is gleaming. You press a tissue to your forehead and hold it up to the light. The translucent patch it leaves behind feels like evidence of something gone wrong, a body misbehaving in public. You reach for the…

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Why people recommend putting orange peels in the toilet once a week, but only for 20 minutes

A viral TikTok hack suggests using orange peels to freshen toilets, and science backs it up. The peels contain limonene, a natural compound with antimicrobial properties that combats odor-causing bacteria. While effective for scent, plumbers warn against flushing peels, as they can clog pipes. The best approach is to soak…

The Economic Times

Flesh-eating bacteria spreads along Atlantic coast, CDC warns holiday swimmers to be aware of symptoms

CDC underlines "do not wait" to see a doctor if you have symptoms.

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Toxic Waters Alert: New York Closes Five Beaches to Swimmers on Independence Day Weekend

New York City health officials have issued swimming advisories for five beaches due to elevated bacteria levels, urging caution over the Independence Day weekend amid forecasted high temperatures

International Business Times UK

Scientists looked inside cockroach DNA, and found something they never expected

Cockroaches harbor ancient bacterial DNA, a new study reveals. Researchers discovered thousands of tiny DNA fragments from Blattabacterium cuenoti, a long-term microbial partner, integrated into cockroach genomes. This finding highlights how enduring animal-microbe partnerships can leave lasting genetic imprints, challenging previous assumptions about animal DNA.

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How generative AI and physics can help design new antibiotics

By 2050, scientists estimate that antibiotic-resistant infections will be associated with more than eight million deaths around the world every year.

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Why your dog's smell changes after getting wet — and when it could signal a problem: The hidden science behind that familiar wet-dog odor

Your dog doesn't actually smell different after a bath or a rainy walk, the smell was there all along. Water just switches it on. The odor comes not from the dog itself, but from the microorganisms, yeast and bacteria, that live in its fur. These microbes are a normal, healthy…

The Economic Times

'Letting Down Defences': Trump Health Cuts Fuel 'Flesh-Eating' Bacteria Fears Before July Fourth

As Vibrio vulnificus is detected off Long Island and infections rise in the US South, Donald Trump's health cuts are fuelling concerns that America is flying partially blind into the 4 July beach season.

International Business Times UK

An Oral Antibiotic Pill Proved Just as Effective as IV Treatment for Drug-Resistant UTIs

A clinical trial found oral fosfomycin as effective as IV carbapenem for drug-resistant UTIs from ESBL bacteria. Here's what the finding means for patients and prescribers.

Medical Daily

The cooler mistake most people make can push picnic food past 40°F in just hours

Packing your cooler the wrong way can lead to foodborne illness. Contrary to popular belief, placing ice at the bottom traps cold air there, leaving food at the top dangerously warm. Experts advise layering ice packs above your food to allow chill to circulate downwards. Pre-chilling items and minimizing lid…

The Economic Times

The BBQ health hazards you need to watch out for – from cross-contamination to flying sparks

With barbecues heating up for summer, experts give their tips on the dangers to look out for

The Independent UK

How Legionella Training Helps Property Managers Stay Compliant

Managing a property portfolio comes with a long list of responsibilities, but few carry the same legal weight — or the same potential for harm — as controlling the risk of Legionella bacteria in water systems. For property managers overseeing residential blocks, commercial buildings, or mixed-use developments, understanding the threat…

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65 Organizations Petition the FDA to End Routine Antibiotic Use in Healthy Farm Animals Over Human Health Concerns

A 65-organization coalition petitioned the FDA June 2026 to end routine farm antibiotic use. Drug-resistant bacteria from livestock contribute to 35,000 U.S. deaths/year. Here's the issue.

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Marine biobanks: the science of 'stopping time' for an ecosystem under pressure

In labs around the world, the ocean is being kept in jars. Some of it is alive, bubbling in flasks, while some lies frozen in liquid nitrogen. These marine biobanks are collections of coral cells, algae, bacteria and other living materials that scientists are working to preserve before warming seas…

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Flesh-rotting bacteria: What is Vibrio and should you be worried?

As summer heatwaves push sea temperatures to record highs, a little-known bacterium could be thriving in Europe's coastal waters — but how worried should you be?

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Scientists infected a 'vagina on a chip' with gonorrhea — then cured it with a new antibiotic found by AI

To sift through 6 million molecules in pursuit of new gonorrhea treatments, researchers trained AI to select the best drug candidate and then tested it in a "vagina on a chip."

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Gut Infections Are Spreading: Here's How to Stay Safe

That sudden stomach cramp after lunch. The nausea that won't go away. A day that starts normally but ends with multiple trips to the bathroom. Most of us brush these symptoms off as "something I ate." But as gut infections become more common, especially during the monsoon, ignoring the early…

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Latest 'flesh-eating bacteria' outbreaks around the world

In recent years, deaths linked to the flesh‑eating bacterium Vibrio vulnificus and group A streptococcus have risen in the US, Europe and Asia. Warming seas have allowed Vibrio to spread from the Baltic to parts of the North Sea and the Mediterranean.

Medical Daily

Listeria Can Survive in Your Refrigerator for Months — Here Is How to Clean Up After a Cheese Recall

Listeria survives and grows in refrigerators for months. After a cheese recall, the CDC recommends a specific cleaning protocol. Here's what to do step by step.

The Independent UK

‘Flesh-eating bacteria’ spreading along European beaches in heat, experts warn

The rare bacteria can impact people through raw or undercooked seafood or through contact with open wounds

Euronews

'Flesh-rotting' bacteria could spread on Europe's beaches as seas warm

Warmer seas are bringing a little-known but potentially dangerous bacterium closer to European beaches, and authorities are paying attention.

The Conversation

Can supplements keep your brain sharp? Why the evidence is more complicated than it seems

Many of us would like to keep our brains sharp as we get older. That has helped create a growing market for “brain-health” supplements. These include fish-oil capsules and postbiotics, the beneficial, non-living compounds and byproducts produced by “good” gut bacteria (probiotics) when they digest dietary fibre or prebiotics.

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Is it true that … beards are unhygienic?

People assume that those with facial hair are more likely to harbour bacteria on their faces than the clean-shaven – but the truth is more tangled

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