Medicine - Health
Use fungi against prostate cancer
Extracts from a fungus called Phellinus linteus that have been used for hundreds of years in East Asian medicine can be used to combat prostate cancer, US researchers sa…
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Medicine - Health
Eye lashes also have lice
Among the causes of blepharitis is not only bacteria, fungi but also ... lice. These lice are very small and must be viewed through a microscope.
Medicine - Health
Antidepressant from fungi
US scientists have discovered a hallucinogenic chemical in mushrooms that can help treat depression and anxiety.
Medicine - Health
Oral tissue lesions in children
Mouth-throat candidiasis - Common in newborns due to exposure to fungi from the mother during birth, manifested in the form of opaque plaque and can be removed from soft…
Medicine - Health
Mushrooms contain lots of vitamin D
The initial results of American scientists on fungi show that bland and ordinary fungi will become a huge source of vitamin D if placed under ultraviolet light for a sho…
Antibiotic resistance
Experts have warned about antibiotic resistance
Recently, CDC is focusing all its resources on dealing with resistant bacteria. Experts believe that the war we face is still very difficult.
Antibiotic resistance
From milk from the Tasmanian devil to super antibiotic
Scientists have discovered a large amount of powerful antimicrobial compounds capable of destroying some of today's dangerous drug-resistant bacteria including staphyloc…
Food safety
How to identify and prevent poisonous mushrooms
A bit observant observing the mushroom you will distinguish the fungus you are trying to use is poisonous or perfectly healthy to eat.
Science invention
Production of biodiesel from mushrooms
According to research published in the Energy and Fuel magazine of the American Chemical Society, in the process of searching for raw materials ...
New technology
Biological Era 2.0: When people accelerate evolution and create completely new creatures
Thousands of years ago, Homo sapiens began building a close relationship with a single-celled mushroom.
New technology
Grow mushrooms for home furniture
Furniture made from fungi with light, hard and toxic properties can change the way traditional large-scale furniture production today, Reuters 18/9 reported.
New technology
The technology turns plastic waste into edible fungus
An international team of researchers has found a way to turn plastic waste into safe food through two specialized plastic molds.