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A common oral bacterium may contribute to stimulating existing breast cancer shown in mouse model study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 2, 2026 Source:This Common Bacterium Hiding in Your Mouth May Help Trigger Breast Cancer Reference:A pro-carcinogenic oral microbe internalized by breast cancer cells promotes mammary tumorigenesis
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Intestinal bacterial replacement pills show safety and reduced the side effects from chemotherapy agents used to treat advanced kidney cancer in Phase 1 study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 29, 2026 Source:‘Poop pills’ developed in London show promise for cancer patients in early trial
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Gut microbiome tests are everywhere. Should you get one? Less hype, more science before you offer tests that are too early for prime time.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 5, 2025 Source:Gut microbiome tests are everywhere. Should you get one?
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Study estimates that nearly 1 in 5 UTIs linked to meat contaminated with E. Coli through contact not ingestion.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 4, 2025 Source:Nearly 1 in 5 UTIs Linked to Meat Contaminated With E. Coli, Study Finds Reference:Zoonotic Escherichia coli and urinary tract infections in Southern California
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No, it is unlikely you will be infected by your own toothbrush
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 22, 2025 Source:Your toothbrush is bristling with bacteria – is it time to change it?
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AI antibiotics for superbugs could lead to ‘golden age of discovery’
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 15, 2025 Source:AI antibiotics for superbugs could lead to ‘golden age of discovery’
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Will nose-picking increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s? Study on mice says this is possible but many questions regarding methodology and translation to real life is problematic.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 12, 2025 Source:Study on Mice Suggests Nose-Picking Has a Surprising Link With Alzheimer’s
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Natural Selection in space. An unknown bacteria on Earth has developed in the Chinese space station: astronauts are facing a situation straight out of a science fiction movie.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 9, 2025 Source:An unknown bacteria on Earth has developed in the Chinese space station: astronauts are facing a situation straight out of a science fiction movie.
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Canadian scientists discover new class of antibiotics that seem to work well against multidrug resistant bacteria
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 27, 2025 Source:How antibiotics could fight superbugs: Canadian scientists make key discovery Reference:A broad-spectrum lasso peptide antibiotic targeting the bacterial ribosome