It’s a good day to be a marine biologist: a bundle of new species has been found living among the deep-sea methane seeps off ...

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Standard culture methods did not identify a bacterial pathogen. However, 13 of 18 stool specimens showed an Entamoeba histolytica morphology based on microscopy, leading to the initial suspicion ...

Saints, friends and missionaries in Bogotá and San José received counsel on the blessings of discipleship and keeping ...

I ventured into the Blue Zone to find the secret to long life - ‘Down here most people live to 90 and a lot to 100. It’s ...

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Here, we investigate the link between gut microbiota variation and stool consistency using Bristol Stool Scale classification, which reflects faecal water content and activity, and is considered a ...

Experimental study design. The figure summarizes steps taken and the number of samples processed at each step. Two types of stool material were used for three sets of DNA extraction, differing in the ...

Swallows a non-food solid object Adult suspects an object was swallowed Includes object found in the stool with no history of it being swallowed. Sometimes, a young child swallows an object when no ...

Vomiting and diarrhea occur together Vomiting is the forceful emptying (throwing up) of what is in the stomach It's normal for nausea (upset stomach) to come before each bout of vomiting Diarrhea ...

While unpleasant to think about, the reality is that worms are quite common in dogs. In a recent study, researchers found intestinal parasites in more than 20% of dogs and 85% of dog parks across the ...

Last year, the renowned magazine Global Finance reported that Costa Rica is among the richest countries in Latin America, ...