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Cop almost dies three times a month after mystery bacteria found in lung

Conway police officer Michael Dodd was working the Memorial Day weekend when he started to develop a dry cough. He didn't think anything of it until he started to get hot chills

Daily Mirror · Jul 10, 2023

The furry puss caterpillar's venom packs a painful punch. Now new research shows it came from an unlikely source

Did you know venom – a toxic substance injected by one animal into another – has evolved around 100 times?

The Conversation · Jul 10, 2023

People urged to replace mattress immediately as experts issue disgusting warning

Your bed should be an oasis of sleep, but experts say it could be teeming with stomach-churning bacteria.

Daily Record · Jul 10, 2023

Study reveals widely consumed vegetable oil leads to unhealthy gut

High use of soybean oil has been associated with obesity and diabetes, as well as autism, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, and depression. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 6, 2023

North Coast beaches hit by 'stay out of water' warning over blue green algae fears

The algae is a bacteria that can cause mild to serious health problems and has been known to attack the liver and nervous system

Belfast Live · Jul 6, 2023

83,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make them more of a mess

Hawaii has 83,000 cesspools, more than any other state, and many are close to the shoreline

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

_E. coli_ is one of the most widely studied organisms – and that may be a problem for both science and medicine

In 1857, a young pediatrician named Theodor Escherich discovered what may very well be the most well-studied organism today. The rod-shaped bacterium named Escherichia coli, better known as E. coli, is a very common microbe residing in your gut. It’s also the workhorse of early molecular biology.

The Conversation · Jul 5, 2023

A Long-Awaited Vaccine For Lyme Disease is Tantalizingly Close — Here's When It Could Be Available

Over the past twenty years, Lyme disease cases have continued to climb, and we are finally tantalizingly close to another vaccine.

Inverse · Jul 5, 2023

Henley regatta organisers complain of sewage pollution from Thames Water

Concerns raised after tests found stretch of river used for world-famous event had dangerous bacteria

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2023

Tel Aviv University Researchers Develop Method To Trick Cancer Cells Into Self-Destruction

Scientists encode bacterial toxin into mRNA molecules to induce cancer cells to produce self-destructive protein.

Zenger · Jul 3, 2023