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Office spaces and factories and even some homes are being equipped with HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) filters, designed to filter out dust, pollen, and...
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New research has shown a pattern between a toxin produced by a certain morphological group of bacteria and obesity. The toxin is called “endotoxin.”...
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The microorganisms together with the associated genetic components found within the human body, constitutes what is known as the “microbiome” (an alternative name is...
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The variations are the basis of a new study reviewed by Scientific American, based on analysis of dust extracted from different households. The dust...
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Antibiotics and antimicrobials have been in the news recently, particularly the misuse of antibiotics (such as adding the drugs to farm animal feed), to...
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This was the argument of Professor Andrew Gewirtz, from the Centre for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, based at Georgia State University. Professor Gewirtz put...
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The body’s immune system is very adept at detecting pathogens and then using antimicrobial peptides to destroy invading bacteria. The peptides are produced by...
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Studies on mice have shown a binding protein on white blood cells affects whether or not mice produce a balanced gut microbiota (a term...