By Gregor Reid, Western Communications Probiotics are live microorganisms, usually bacteria, that can be consumed to offer health benefits. The ability of certain microbes to confer health benefits on their host was recognized more than 100 years a …
Microbiology and Immunology
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Homecoming provides hope for HIV/AIDS patients
Eric Arts’ arrival isn’t about nostalgia; it’s about combating one of the world’s deadliest diseases.
Lasting legacies: Murray’s $1.6-million gift to benefit graduate students
Growing up in London, the daughter of distinguished pathologist and Western professor Dr. Frederick Winnett Luney, Marion Murray held strong ties to Western’s departments of Microbiology and Immunology, and Pathology.
Western study unlocking secrets of breast tissue
A unique population of microbes in the female breast may lay the groundwork for understanding how this bacterial community contributes to health and disease, according to a Western study.
‘Nightmare’ swim fails to stop PhD candidate
When she was younger, Samantha Whiteside found a certain comfort in water.
Long-run considerations at heart of antibiotic warning
When it comes to a recent Ontario Medical Association (OMA) recommendation to ban the use of antibiotics in livestock feed, it’s a matter of considering what will cost more in the long run, according to a Western researcher.