A new study , published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences , is the first to suggest pathogenic effects of some of the most widely used artificial sweeteners (saccharin, sucralose, and aspartame) on two types of gut bacteria, E. coli (Escherichia coli) and E. faecalis (Enterococcus faecalis). Using common sweeteners, then, could make these … Read more
All the water we use, to drink, to shower, to wash dishes, all of it is full of life. What varies from one water source to another is not that there is life, but its composition, which species we will find and which ones we will not. This composition depends, above all, on the first … Read more
The prevalence of antibiotic resistance is increasing worldwide and threatens the ability to treat many common infectious diseases. Until now, identifying resistance to antibiotics required a test that lasted one or two days. However, a technique that measures the metabolic activity of bacteria with an electrical probe can identify antibiotic resistance in less than 90 … Read more