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How to shock a pool — 5 steps to clean, clear swimming water

If you're preparing to use your pool this summer, you'll need to know how to shock a pool. Here are five expert-approved tips

Tom’s Guide · May 24, 2024

The bacteria in your mouth play an important role in your health – here are four diseases linked to your oral microbiome

Your mouth is one of the most diverse habitats in the human body. It contains over 700 known species of bacteria, as well as yeasts, viruses and some protozoa. This community is collectively referred to as the oral microbiome – and like your gut microbiome, the bacteria in your mouth…

The Conversation · May 23, 2024

How to wash hats without damaging them – 4 methods for different materials and types

These steps ensure you can remove stains, oils, and bacteria from a hat without impacting its appearance or misshaping it, preserving the hat's longevity

Homes & Gardens · May 22, 2024

32 diseases you can catch from animals

Humans can catch a huge number of diseases from animals, and these can be caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites or fungi.

LiveScience · May 18, 2024

Unlocking the body’s defences: understanding immunotherapy

In the battle against diseases, the human body boasts an intricate defence network capable of identifying and neutralising threats – the immune system. It serves as a guardian, constantly patrolling the body to keep it safe from invaders like bacteria, viruses, and even cancer cells.

The Conversation · May 16, 2024

How to clean a faucet head – 4 tricks to ensure clean drinking water

Cleaners share their best tips for cleaning a faucet head to help combat bacteria, rust, limescale, and mold for a superior clean, and safer drinking water

Homes & Gardens · May 14, 2024

Sketchy stem-cell treatments in Mexico led to drug-resistant infections

Three U.S. hospital patients contracted drug-resistant infections in Mexico in 2022 and were still being treated as of March 2024.

LiveScience · May 13, 2024

How fungi and bacteria could help build habitats on Mars

Researchers from NASA are exploring futuristic concepts including the use of fungi as building materials for future habitats on the Moon and bacteria for detoxifying water on Mars.

Radio France Internationale · May 13, 2024

What is antimicrobial resistance and how big a problem is it?

Bacteria resistant to antibiotics led to 1.27 million deaths in 2019. The answer is a ‘one health’ approach across all species, experts say

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2024

Cheese, please! Eight everyday foods that are great for gut health – and aren’t kimchi, kombucha, ’kraut or kefir

There’s more to looking after your internal microbiome than stuffing down the four Ks. Here are some cheap, readily available alternatives

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2024