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Holidaymakers be warned: Short, intense sun-seeking trips can disrupt skin’s microbiome

August 8, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com Heightened exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is the leading cause of preventable skin cancer and [...]

Where the Sun doesn’t shine? Skin UV exposure reflected in poop

October 24, 2019 // 0 Comments

Exposure of the skin to UVB light alters the mix of bacteria found in the gut, possibly via vitamin D; Frontiers in Microbiology [...]

The vagina monocultures

September 11, 2019 // 1 Comment

Johns Hopkins team develops donor screening for vaginal microbiota transplantation; Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology [...]

Skin bacteria could save frogs from virus

September 10, 2019 // 2 Comments

Ranavirus can wipe out entire common frog populations, but researchers say their latest study could help the species; Frontiers in Microbiology [...]

Swabbing cesarean-born babies with vaginal fluids potentially unsafe and unnecessary

June 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

Microbiome differences in cesarean and vaginally born babies are most likely due to antibiotics given to mothers delivering by C-section rather than lack of exposure to vaginal microbes at birth: Frontiers in Medicine

Microbiome differences in cesarean and vaginally born babies are most likely due to antibiotics given to mothers delivering by C-section: Frontiers in Medicine [...]

Bacteria found in Alzheimer’s brains

July 24, 2017 // 1 Comment

The research team set out to discover if there were any differences in the types of bacteria present in brains from Alzheimer's disease patients and healthy brains.

Brains from patients with Alzheimer's disease show changes in bacterial populations compared with healthy brains. [...]