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The removal of the habitat of a parasite-carrying snail has been shown to reduce the level of infection in the community while also providing feed and compost for farmers, in a trial in Senegal.

Scientists have found that a rise in core body temperature to 39°C, and above, from two hours of exercise in hot conditions can predict the onset of gut damage and the movement of pathogens from the gut into the bloodstream

All milk products must go through heat treatment to prevent harmful bacterial growth, but how does this affect plant-based milk? Researchers have discovered how this affects the look and feel of one such drink made from coconut and rice.

Using nanotechnology for controlled delivery of biostimulants and micronutrients to crops could improve performance and nutritional value.

Future therapies to help people live healthy lives for longer could be developed from drugs that release tiny amounts of the gas hydrogen sulfide, new research in C. elegans has indicated.

Using energy from light to activate natural enzymes can help scientists create new-to-nature enzymatic reactions that support eco-friendly biomanufacturing.

Black and pinto bean varieties grown by indigenous farmers have high quantities of antioxidants and other compounds that can help combat inflammation, new research has found.

Climate change could hasten the release of "time-travelling" pathogens from melting permafrost and ice that have been trapped for millennia, a new study suggests.

Lack of ambition and limited community ownership are hampering forestry-based efforts to address climate change, a new study has found. Tackling these two limitations could greatly improve the effectiveness of carbon offset projects.

There is increasing demand for more eco-friendly and high-quality food and beauty products for which microorganisms are attracting attention as a key tool to handle this pair of seemingly distant problems.