For stretched public health budgets, high-tech treatments are hard to afford but some pre-emptive measures can prove good value.
As hay fever season arrives, once again, for allergy and asthma ...
Around 10 million. That’s the number of lives forecasters believe we will lose each year by 2050 as bacteria develop defenses against the drugs we use to fight infections.
Tackling antibiotic resistance, though, ...
I SEE YOU, reader. You drink the probiotic seltzer, with its gut-improving bacteria, and the fiber-filled prebiotic. You regularly consume eclectic fermented foods and burly amounts of kale to ...
Scientists are engineering microbes to make healthier compounds. They hope they’ll help treat disease and save the planet.
Microbes have been on my mind this week. These tiny organisms are ...
Deep in the bellies of cows are tiny microbes that ferment grass and hay, breaking it down into fatty acids that serve as bovine energy—and into planet-warming methane gas. ...
