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An experiment in lab mice found that certain human gut bacteria can absorb PFAS, commonly called "forever chemicals," until ...

A new study reports that a single, brief exposure to stress is associated with a rapid reduction of beneficial compounds ...

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If an intestinal inhabitant such as the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli) becomes resistant to many antibiotics, it can ...

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Research shows gut microbiome could help eliminate persistent PFAS that linger in bodies for years, as scientists work to ...

Cambridge scientists have spotted gut bacteria that greedily soak up PFAS “forever chemicals,” then ferry them safely out of ...

The human gut is home to trillions of microbes, yet scientific understanding has largely focused on bacteria, leaving the ...

Advanced treatments, known as immunotherapies that activate T cells—our body's immune cells—to eliminate cancer cells, have ...

Certain types of microbes found in the human gut can absorb toxic “forever chemicals” from their surroundings and pass them from the body, a study has found.