The word ‘microbe’ sounds scary — we associate them with the flu, ebola, flesh-eating disease, you name it. But microbiologist Dr. Jonathan Eisen has given an illuminating TEDTalk that will make you put down the hand sanitizer. As Eisen explains, “We are covered in a cloud of microbes and these microbes actually do us goodContinue reading “Microbes and Immunity”
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Bathing Binky in Spit May Curb Baby’s Allergy Risk
> Parents who suck on their child’s pacifier to clean it may be inadvertently reducing that child’s risk of developing allergies. Note that the findings suggest that the transfer of oral microbes from the parent to the infant could be responsible for modifying the allergy risk, and the make-up of the bacteria in the infants’Continue reading “Bathing Binky in Spit May Curb Baby’s Allergy Risk”