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A microbiologist on the deadly germs lurking in your kitchen and why you need to wash tea towels and dishcloths more often.
An anthropology course explores how peoples and cultures around the world use nature-based medicines to heal.
Your mobile phone is 10 times dirtier than a toilet seat. Here’s what to do about it.
As well as the joy that comes with swimming, there can also be some dirty risks.
Three quarters of Australians are living with HSV-1, with cold sores tending to appear at the most inconvenient times.
Leaving your coat at home on a cold winter day doesn’t automatically mean you’re going to get sick. But it could make you more susceptible to germs.
The flu shot is a bargain – and people are more likely to get it if they know that.
Fighting off infection comes with predictable psychological and behavioral features. Now researchers suggest an emotion coordinates this response to help you get better. They call it ‘lassitude.’
Despite awareness of the importance of hand washing, most people often fail to do it properly.
Artificial intelligence holds great promise for medicine, but safeguards are needed to ensure it does not harm patients.
The white blood cells act as an army of fighting cells, protecting your body from bad cells known as germs. White blood cells can capture germs and even swallow them.
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester
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Research Fellow, ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Lecturer in Food Safety, Food Quality and Environmental Management, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Professor of Anthropology, Western Illinois University
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Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD Fellow, Institute of Metabolic Science and Medical Research Council Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge
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Senior Teaching Fellow, Medical Program, Bond University
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Professor and Co-Director of the Institute of Metabolic Science and Director of the Medical Research Council Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge
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Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist, University of Sydney
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Professor of Health Law and Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, University of Southern California
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Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology, University of Oregon
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Assistant Professor of Marketing, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Health and Behavioral Sciences, University of Colorado Denver
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Marketing Officer, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
