Even minimal exposure to modern medicine can rapidly change the human microbiome. Researchers reveal that the gut microbes of remote Amazonian Indigenous communities began shifting toward patterns more commonly seen in urban, industrialized populations after only a few medical visits.
Scientists analyzed used hypodermic needles from a needle exchange program to better understand what narcotics actually were in the needles and determine if any non-viral pathogens were present.
Chemists have synthesized new molecules derived from bacteria found in a Pacific Ocean sea sponge. They are the first to successfully synthesize two new marine natural products: tetradehydrohalicyclamine B and epi-tetradehydrohalicyclamine B.
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Applied Microbiology International (AMI) has been named in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026 list for the third consecutive year, recognising the organisation’s continued commitment to staff wellbeing, flexibility and inclusive working culture.
The first major U.S. rollout of HPV self-collection shows benefits for patients and providers, including fewer pelvic exams and better follow-up for HPV-positive results.
A study reveals that sampling raw wastewater closer to the source — sewer lines that directly serve hospitals, retirement homes, and long-term care facilities — allows scientists to detect drug-resistant strains of Candida auris as many as five months before patients begin showing symptoms.
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