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Unruly Gut Fungi Can Make Your Covid Worse

An infection can upset your microbiome, and if certain gut fungi run riot, this can kick the immune system into overdrive......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredApr 19th, 2024

Wastewater Offers an Early Alarm System for Another Deadly Virus

A surveillance system proven during Covid-19 is now being used to track outbreaks of RSV......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024

Liquefied natural gas carbon footprint is worse than coal, study finds

Liquified natural gas leaves a greenhouse gas footprint that is 33% worse than coal, when processing and shipping are taken into account, according to a new Cornell study......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Popular gut probiotic completely craps out in randomized controlled trial

If you're familiar with the history of Activia, you may not be surprised. Any striking marketing claims in companies' ads about the gut benefits of a popular probiotic may be full.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Ants learned to farm fungi during a mass extinction

Ants learned to work with fungi back in a world where only fungi could thrive. We tend to think of agriculture as a human innovation. But insects beat us to it by millions of year.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Celebrating the fungus among us: How fungi support, restore ecosystems

The word "fungus" may inspire visions of an unwanted growth under your nail or maybe even of a pizza topping before thoughts of a thriving ecosystem......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Return-to-office mandates may not be the solution to downtown struggles that Canadian cities are banking on

In recent months, many Canadian employers in both the public and private sectors have implemented return-to-office mandates, requiring workers that transitioned to remote or hybrid work during the COVID-19 pandemic to work in-person again......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Bird Flu Fears Stoke the Race for an mRNA Flu Vaccine

Researchers have been working on mRNA flu vaccines since before the Covid-19 pandemic, but we may get one for bird flu first......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

The Gut Might Hold the Key to Treating Long Covid in Kids

A placebo-controlled study aims to test if treating gut issues can help children struggling with persistent Covid symptoms......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

An International Space Station Leak Is Getting Worse—and Keeping NASA Up at Night

A NASA inspector general report gives new details on a leak that has plagued the ISS for five years, and reveals that the agency considers it the highest-level risk......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Scientists inject bacteria into fungi to study endosymbiosis

Endosymbiosis is a fascinating biological phenomenon in which an organism lives inside another. Such an unusual relationship is often beneficial for both parties. Even in our bodies, we find remnants of such cohabitation: mitochondria evolved from an.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Lab owner pleads guilty to faking COVID test results during pandemic

Ill-gotten millions bought a Bentley, Lamborghini, Tesla X, and crypto, among other things. The co-owner of a Chicago-based lab has pleaded guilty for his role in a COVID testing.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Lab owner pleads guilty to faking COVID test results during pandemic

Ill-gotten millions bought a Bentley, Lamborghini, Tesla X, and crypto, among other things. Enlarge / Residents line up for COVID-19 testing on November 30, 2020 in Chicago. (credit: Getty | Scott Olson) The co-owner of.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

Are plants and fungi trading carbon for nutrients? Not likely, say researchers

Every year, plants move 3.58 gigatons of carbon to mycorrhizal fungi, their underground partners—enough, in fact, that if it were ice, it would cover 112 million NHL hockey rinks. However, a dominant scientific theory explaining that huge transfer.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

Western media outlets are trying to fix their coverage of Africa. Is it time African media did the same?

Quick question: what do these titles have in common? A Dark Continent Seeking Light; Sure, Ebola is Bad. Africa has Worse, or; Magic and Cannibalism in the African Jungle. You guessed it—they're all about Africa. But the most correct answer is they.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

High-resolution images of RSV may expose stubborn virus"s weak points

The complex shape of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one hurdle limiting the development of treatments for an infection that leads to hospitalization or worse for hundreds of thousands of people in the United States each year, according to the C.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

This Jason Statham classic is kicking butt on Netflix. Here’s why it still hurts so good

This Jason Statham action movie still gives me a punch to the gut. Here's why that's a good thing and why you should stream it on Netflix right now......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

COVID-19 Pandemic Affected the Moon, Scientists Claim

COVID-19 Pandemic Affected the Moon, Scientists Claim.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

Pitting good versus bad fungi on sweet corn: A delicate dance

The same defenses that help some varieties of sweet corn resist fungal diseases can also stymie the potency of a beneficial fungus used to kill hungry caterpillar pests, studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists suggest. The researche.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 30th, 2024

Can addressing gut issues treat long COVID in children?

Study hopes to answer questions about connection between GI and neurological symptoms. Enlarge (credit: Frazao Studio Latino/ Getty Images) Four years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors and researchers.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 28th, 2024

Meta’s $300 Quest 3S trades a worse display for a lower price

Low-end option, available Oct. 15, is also missing Quest 3's improved pancake lenses. Enlarge / Meta's Mark Zuckerberg announces the Meta Quest 3 headset. (credit: Meta) At a Connect conference keynote today, Meta offici.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024