Melting Ice Sheets Are Releasing Toxins in Our Water
Jul 10, 2017 · Windborne microbes shifting in the snows of the great ice sheet of Greenland may be able to neutralize some of the industrial contaminants oozing out of the melting ice. Greenland is a long way off, and we tend to dismiss what happens there as not impacting us here — out of sight, out of mind, as they say. But the problem — and the possibility of microbial help — has significance for ...
This Bacteria Could Be a Signal That Your Baby's Coming Early
Feb 10, 2017 · The rate of preterm birth has been increasing in the United States for unknown reasons, causing increased health risks for infants born too soon. But researchers may have found a signal that could help doctors plan ahead for, or even prevent, early birth with a simple swab of the vagina and cervix during pregnancy.
Genetically-Modified Parasites Could Save People from Malaria
Jan 13, 2017 · Would You Put Your Arm in There? In research from the private, non-profit Center for Infectious Disease Research and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, scientists deleted three genes that allow P. falciparum …
Say Goodbye to Almonds—Common Pesticide Additive in
Jan 18, 2017 · The search for the causative agent of colony collapse—the mass die off of honey bees throughout the US and Europe—has escalated with increasing confusion lately. Everything from pesticides and stress to viruses and mites have been implicated, and some researchers think that many of these environmental factors work together to take down hives.
Sponge Bacteria Clean Heavy Metals & Toxins Like Arsenic from …
Mar 8, 2017 · Arsenic occurs naturally in the environment, but it is also one of the most commonly found heavy metals in wastewater, deposited there by inappropriate disposal and arsenical pesticides, for example.
How Humanity's Choices in Brazil Brought Together Bats & Pigs in …
Feb 24, 2017 · Ecosystem changes caused by agricultural choices in Brazil are creating a dangerous microbe mix in exploding populations of vampire bats and feral pigs. Even as human-influenced climate warming is tipping the tables on ecosystems around the world, choices made by landowners in the Americas, from Mexico to Argentina, are setting the stage for emergence of diseases dangerous to humans and ...
Double Shot New Class of Antibiotics Could Treat Plague & Multi …
Jul 26, 2017 · Antibiotics are one of our main weapons against infections. The problem is that many bacteria are becoming resistant to most of the antibiotics we use to treat them, and those 'superbugs' have created an urgent threat to our global health. A research group found a new way to hit a well known bacterial target and have developed a drug to hit it.
Grindr Conversations Confront the Major Stigma Surrounding HIV …
Jul 10, 2017 · Unfortunately, millions — yes, millions — of people have been infected with HIV and faced this stigma in the US. Currently, 1.1 million Americans have HIV , and — since 1981 — 636,000 people have died from HIV in the US .
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Soil Microbes Are Key to Understanding Climate Change on (& in) …
Jun 19, 2017 · That soil under your feet is not just dirt. It is teeming with life that may not change as fast as we would like when challenged by global warming. The warming climate has people wondering about the future. But soil scientists have found a way to look forward — by looking back. In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a group of researchers took a look at ...