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Megan Rossi

Health

Healthy gut, happy mind: What to eat to boost how you feel

The deep connection between our guts and brains gives us ways to eat ourselves happier – and a few simple changes make all the difference, says dietician Megan Rossi

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Red wine may be better than other alcoholic drinks for your microbiome

Health

Red wine drinkers have more diverse gut bacteria than other drinkers

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Some microbes manage to live in the inhospitable Atacama desert

Earth

Bacteria fly into the Atacama Desert every afternoon on the wind

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Dog walking may put some people at risk of catching Lyme disease

Health

Lyme disease in England and Wales is most common in older, white women

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Ibuprofen has been linked to changes in bacteria in a lab experiment

Health

Ibuprofen and other common drugs may help antibiotic resistance spread

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Have we found the true cause of diabetes, stroke and Alzheimer's?

Health

Have we found the true cause of diabetes, stroke and Alzheimer's?

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People in a public space

Health

London’s public spaces are rife with multidrug-resistant bacteria

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A baby in the womb

Health

The human placenta may not have a microbiome after all

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Some types of bacteria help keep you healthy

Health

Lack of protective vaginal bacteria linked to high ovarian cancer risk

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How do antibiotics work?

Question

How do antibiotics work?

An antibiotic is a drug that fights bacteria.

Definition

Antibiotic resistance

People in Science

Robert Koch

People in Science

Louis Pasteur

Health

Gut bacteria might influence how our brains develop as children

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