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Researchers at Japan's National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center have uncovered a potential connection between a specific gut bacteria and increased stroke risk, offering new insights into stroke ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fishtank ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is when bacteria evolve and learn how to defend themselves against antibiotics and other medicines, rendering them ineffective. Ukraine is far from the only country ...

Japan reports record spike in flesh-eating bacterial infections If not treated promptly, Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome can lead to soft tissue damage, respiratory failure, liver failure, kidney ...

Francisco Guarner, director of the Digestive System Research Unit at Vall d’Hebron General Hospital in Barcelona, offers this definition: “It is the community of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that ...

Eating breakfast regularly has been shown to ... remove foreign substances, fight unwanted bacteria and prevent long-term diseases," according to Health Reporter. Not only is oatmeal a go-to ...

Lake Mendota in Wisconsin is transformed by the changing seasons – covered by ice in winter, and by algae in summer – and a new study shows how these cyclical shifts are putting the lake's bacteria ...

Eating more fiber, which is found in whole grains, vegetables and fruits, might help protect against dangerous bacteria in the gut. After analyzing samples from the gut microbiomes of more than ...