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Like probiotics, prebiotics can be found in foods or supplements. Human enzymes cannot digest them. Instead, they are processed by gut microbiota. Prebiotics help these gut bacteria grow and thrive.

NOTICED a scratching or burning feeling in your throat? Or maybe it’s like you’ve swallowed sandpaper or you have an ...

It starts with a sneeze. Someone on the subway didn't cover their mouth and now a cloud of invisible invaders hangs in the ...

Updated ACC vaccination guidelines for people with cardiovascular disease highlight the importance of the vaccines for ...

It's time to develop more effective ways to control and prevent sexually transmitted gut infections, urge the authors of an ...

It's time to develop more effective ways to control and prevent sexually transmitted gut infections, urge the authors of an ...

Strep throat is a common childhood illness, but in a few children this bacteria infection can lead to alarming, lasting ...

Clean drinking water is one of the most important needs in every home. Tap, tanker, or borewell water often contains dust, chemicals, and invisible germs that can have long-term health effects. The ...

Routine childhood immunizations were first introduced over 75 years ago. The first of these was the Diphtheria, Tetanus and ...

Department of Veterinary Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany ...

A recent project asked what the telltale signs of a bioweapons program would be? There are gaps in the information members of ...