Studies have found that emulsifiers can alter the mix of bacteria in the gut, known as the microbiome or microbiota; damage ...

Plastic pollution is one of the defining environmental challenges of our time—and some of nature's tiniest organisms may ...

But lotions vary wildly. Some have shea butter, others are packed with formaldehyde releasers and other harmful chemicals, explained Elissia Franklin, an analytical chemist at Silent Spring, in a ...

Two colors of Sacred Tattoo Ink-brand tattoo ink are being recalled due to being contaminated with infection-causing microorganisms, the FDA announced Wednesday. The FDA became aware that specific ...

Cleaning your clothes in a washing machine on even a hot water setting of 60°C (140°F) can fail to remove potentially harmful bacteria – a finding that could also be contributing to the rise ...

Raw milk is simply any milk that hasn't undergone pasteurisation - a process where milk is heated to kill off harmful microorganisms. Despite numerous claims that raw milk is healthier than its ...

UV disinfection works by exposing contaminated water to ultraviolet lights to kill harmful microorganisms. For about two hours on Monday, 30,000 gallons of “partially treated waste without ...

and protecting against harmful pathogens. In these highly dynamic systems, it has been challenging for scientists to identify which microorganisms produce specific metabolites and how these ...

In the fight against bacterial pathogens, researchers are combining vaccination with targeted colonization of the intestine by harmless microorganisms ... are in decimating harmful and antibiotic ...

This sounds grim. Yet researchers mostly concur that vaping is less harmful than smoking. Of the more than 7,000 substances generated by burning tobacco, over 70 have been linked to cancer ...

Researchers are combining vaccines with harmless bacteria that compete with intestinal pathogens ... “In general, the more successful we are in decimating harmful and antibiotic-resistant strains in ...