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Can Alzheimer’s risk increase due to poor digestion and gut health? Expert answers

The looming risk of Alzheimer’s

The Times of India · Oct 24, 2023

Could gut fungi be linked to severe COVID? What to make of new research findings

Many tiny organisms including bacteria, fungi and viruses normally live on our bodies, and even inside us. These are called the microbiome. The large number of these organisms living in the gastrointestinal tract are collectively known as the gut microbiome.

The Conversation · Oct 23, 2023

A layered lake is a little like Earth’s early oceans − and lets researchers explore how oxygen built up in our atmosphere billions of years ago

Little Deming Lake doesn’t get much notice from visitors to Itasca State Park in Minnesota. There’s better boating on nearby Lake Itasca, the headwaters of the Mississippi River. My colleagues and I need to maneuver hundreds of pounds of equipment down a hidden path made narrow by late-summer poison ivy…

The Conversation · Oct 23, 2023

Protesters gather as asylum seekers brought back to Bibby Stockholm barge

It has been more than two months since the vessel was evacuated following the discovery of Legionella bacteria in the water supply.

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

Asylum seekers set to return to barge after Legionella evacuation

It has been more than two months since the Bibby Stockholm was evacuated following the discovery of Legionella bacteria in the water supply.

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

AI chatbots could help plan bioweapon attacks, report finds

Large language models gave advice on how to conceal the true purpose of the purchase of anthrax, smallpox and plague bacteria

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023

European Researchers Identify Potential Link Between Gut Microbiome And Colorectal Lesions

Gut bacteria's role in predicting colon cancer onset revealed in groundbreaking study

Zenger · Oct 16, 2023

Will we still have antibiotics in 50 years? We asked 7 global experts

Almost since antibiotics were first discovered, we’ve been aware bacteria can learn how to overcome these medicines, a phenomenon known as antimicrobial resistance.

The Conversation · Oct 15, 2023

Plant-derived nutrients can have impact on gut, brain: Study

Prebiotics are chemicals that aid in the colonisation of beneficial bacteria in the stomach. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Oct 14, 2023

What is a UTI? Nearly two million Brits hospitalised with infection in the last five years

There are things you can do to better your chances of avoiding UTIs

Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023