/tags/microbes Microbes en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Mon, 02 Oct 2023 22:09:20 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-10-02/want-a-healthy-gut-exposures-in-first-year-of-life-have-long-lasting-effects The gut microbiome you develop early in life can have a lasting effect on your health. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 22:09:20 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-10-02/want-a-healthy-gut-exposures-in-first-year-of-life-have-long-lasting-effects Emily Woodbury /health-science-environment/2021-06-25/these-bacteria-could-help-fight-climate-change-a-serendipitous-finding Found in wetlands from Missouri to Massachusetts, the bacteria could be absorbing carbon dioxide on a large scale, underscoring the importance of conserving these threatened habitats, Washington University scientists say. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 10:15:10 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-06-25/these-bacteria-could-help-fight-climate-change-a-serendipitous-finding Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2018-10-20/drug-resistant-tuberculosis-tricks-immune-system-say-wash-u-researchers Some tuberculosis bacteria are harder to kill than others.Patients infected with certain drug-resistant tuberculosis strains have to take multiple… Sat, 20 Oct 2018 22:08:18 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-10-20/drug-resistant-tuberculosis-tricks-immune-system-say-wash-u-researchers Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2018-05-07/wash-u-researchers-reveal-how-some-bacteria-are-able-to-eat-antibiotics Ten years ago, Gautam Dantas stumbled across a strange phenomenon in the lab: bacteria that were able to feed on antibiotics.“The story really starts very… Mon, 07 May 2018 17:01:37 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-05-07/wash-u-researchers-reveal-how-some-bacteria-are-able-to-eat-antibiotics Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2015-10-05/new-genetic-test-can-detect-almost-any-human-virus Scientists at Washington University have developed a genetic test that can be used to detect practically any virus known to infect humans.It could be… Mon, 05 Oct 2015 05:55:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2015-10-05/new-genetic-test-can-detect-almost-any-human-virus /health-science-environment/2014-08-11/study-preterm-babies-have-different-gut-microbes-which-could-affect-their-health A team of researchers at Washington University has found that babies born prematurely have very different gut microbes than those of babies carried to… Mon, 11 Aug 2014 19:01:16 GMT /health-science-environment/2014-08-11/study-preterm-babies-have-different-gut-microbes-which-could-affect-their-health /health-science-environment/2014-06-04/study-poor-gut-health-persists-in-malnourished-children-even-after-treatment New research out of Washington University could help explain why malnourished children suffer long-term health effects, even after medical treatment.As… Wed, 04 Jun 2014 17:02:40 GMT /health-science-environment/2014-06-04/study-poor-gut-health-persists-in-malnourished-children-even-after-treatment /health-science-environment/2012-06-13/were-not-alone-healthy-humans-have-more-microbes-than-cells Researchers have completed the first comprehensive census of the human “microbiome” — the trillions of bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms that… Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:15:19 GMT /health-science-environment/2012-06-13/were-not-alone-healthy-humans-have-more-microbes-than-cells /health-science-environment/2009-05-13/on-science-are-microbes-making-americans-fatter This article first, appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 13, 2009 - Are microbes making Americans fatter?The number of overweight and obese people in the… Thu, 14 May 2009 03:04:50 GMT /health-science-environment/2009-05-13/on-science-are-microbes-making-americans-fatter George Johnson