Can you wear the same pair of socks more than once?
It's pretty normal to wear the same pair of jeans, a jumper or even a t-shirt more than once. But what about your socks?
Dec 8, 2025
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Bacteria: News and Research on Actinobacteria
MeSH tree: B03.510.024
How DNA tricks help tuberculosis fight back against treatment
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases we know. It commonly impacts the lungs, but can also affect other areas of the body like the spine, brain or kidneys.
Dec 7, 2025
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Underweight and unbalanced: Gut microbial diversity in underweight Japanese women
Low body weight in young women has been linked to a range of health concerns, including disrupted menstrual cycles, infertility, weakened immune function, and a long-term decline in bone density. Japan has seen a rising trend ...
Oct 31, 2025
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Study reveals how a stubborn lung infection evolves inside patients over years
Researchers at Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI) and the Irish Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory at St James's Hospital have uncovered how the bacterium Mycobacterium avium—a leading cause of difficult-to-treat ...
Oct 24, 2025
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A guide to understanding and managing acne
Acne is one of the most common skin conditions seen in general practice. Acne vulgaris—the most prevalent form—affects more than 80% of teenagers and young adults (in some countries, it may be as many as 95%), and tends to ...
Oct 16, 2025
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Targeted steroid use may offer a universal complementary treatment to fight TB
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health challenge, affecting more than 10 million people annually worldwide, with 1.25 million people dying of TB every year. While steroids like dexamethasone are used in certain TB ...
Oct 10, 2025
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'Good' gut bacteria can boost placenta for healthier pregnancy
Research led by the University of Cambridge has found the first clear evidence that the "good" gut bacteria Bifidobacterium breve in pregnant mothers regulates the placenta's production of hormones critical for a healthy ...
Oct 6, 2025
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What the gut microbiome of the world's oldest person can tell us about aging
When María Branyas Morera died in 2024 at the age of 117, she left more than memories. She left science a gift: samples of her microbiome.
Oct 1, 2025
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Tuberculosis bacterium disables key immune sensor to evade host defenses, study reveals
A research team has uncovered a new mechanism that allows Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), to evade host immune defenses.
Sep 19, 2025
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Tuberculosis vulnerability of people with HIV: Viral protein implicated
According to the World Health Organization, tuberculosis accounts for one in three deaths among people living with HIV. In fact, even when receiving effective antiretroviral treatment, HIV-positive individuals are 15 to 30 ...
Sep 18, 2025
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