Good-tasting tea depends on soil microbes found in the plant’s roots, a new study says Microbes influence the production of theanine, an amino acid that contributes to tea flavor Synthetically produced microbial colonies boosted theanine levels in tea trees THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A delicious cup ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Medical tourism to Mexico for cosmetic procedures exposed Americans to a deadly fungal infection last year, a new report shows. An outbreak of Fusarium solani meningitis occurred at two clinics in Matamoros specializing in elective cosmetic procedures like breast augmentation, liposuction and BrazilianContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to toxic heavy metals could cause middle-aged women to have more health problems as they grow older, a new study finds. The study links toxic metal exposure to women having fewer eggs in their ovaries as they approach menopause. This condition —Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Reiterating a plea it made earlier this month, the American Red Cross is urging people to roll up their sleeves and give blood. A series of severe winter storms this month have exacerbated an already bad situation, as a shortage of lifesaving donatedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — JN.1, the COVID variant sweeping the country this winter, is not prompting more severe disease than earlier variants did, early U.S. government data suggests. While it does not appear to be more deadly than its predecessors, the JN.1 variant has surged in recentContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Sports provides many physical and mental health benefits to children and teens, but many quit due to injury, overtraining and burnout. As many as 7 in 10 kids drop out of youth sports by age 13, according to the American Academy of PediatricsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It turns out that primarily breathing through the mouth isn’t good for your health compared to breathing through the nose, a new study finds. Breathing through the nose rather than the mouth can lead to lower blood pressure and an overall more relaxedContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Microbiomes: You’ve probably heard of these communities of largely helpful bacteria that colonize the gut or the skin. But a man’s semen has a microbiome of its own, and new research suggests it could play a role in fertility. Researchers at the UniversityContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Chronic inflammation and poverty are a one-two punch that dramatically raises the risk of death from another notorious duo — heart disease and cancer. People with chronic inflammation living in poverty face more than double the risk of dying from heart disease, theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A biorobotic heart that combines a biological pig heart with a silicone robotic pump is providing researchers with a new tool to understand and potentially treat heart disease. Scientists built the heart by replacing the heart muscle in the left chamber with aContinue Reading