The human gut hosts a wide variety of microbial species including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Intestinal parasites were also once a typical part of this community; healthy humans played host to these…
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How has the Loss of Intestinal Parasites Affected Humans?
The human gut hosts a wide variety of microbial species including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Intestinal parasites were also once a typical part of this community; healthy humans played host to these…
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How has the Loss of Intestinal Parasites Affected Humans?
The human gut hosts a wide variety of microbial species including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Intestinal parasites were also once a typical part of this community; healthy humans played host to these…
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Caffeinated Tea and Coffee Linked to 18% Lower Dementia Risk
Moderate consumption of caffeinated coffee or tea is linked to an 18% lower risk of dementia and better cognitive performance. The corresponding study was published in JAMA.
“We also compared people with…
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New Legionella testing selective agar plates launched by AnalytiChem
AnalytiChem, manufacturer of specialized laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables, has launched a new addition to its high-quality Redipor® microbiological prepared media portfolio. The new Redipor Legionella Agar Plate range…
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DNA reveals two new bass species hidden in plain sight
University of Georgia researchers have identified and formally described two previously unrecognized species of black bass, known as Bartram’s bass and Altamaha bass, in a recently published study.
Although the species are only now being…
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Sperm whales caught headbutting each other on camera for the first time
Researchers from the University of St Andrews have documented sperm whales striking each other with their heads, capturing the behavior on video and formally describing it for the first time. The finding supports stories from 19th-century sailors…
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New models predict biological age using blood and microbiome
A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on March 12, 2026, titled “Blood biochemical and gut microbiotic neural network models forecasting human biological age.”
Led by Anastasia A. Kobelyatskaya from…
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NAC complex initiates early protein folding in human cells
In the earliest phase of creating human proteins, the protein complex NAC performs an essential task by starting the first steps towards folding proteins into their correct three-dimensional structures. This discovery was made by an…
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Webinar introduces advanced bioinformatics tool to interpret mutations in cancer genomes
A free open-access webinar will introduce the Cancer Genome Interpreter (CGI), an advanced bioinformatics tool to interpret mutations in cancer genomes developed by IRB Barcelona and co-created with European hospitals to turn…
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