Chlorinated water doesn’t disrupt kids’ gut bacteria

"Chlorination can help reduce incidence of disease, limit use of antibiotics, and still keep microbiomes healthy."

Mike Silver-Tufts • futurity
April 15, 2022 ~5 min

Therapeutic food boosts growth for malnourished children

A formula that contains locally available, culturally acceptable foods and is designed to repair the gut microbiome boosts growth in malnourished children.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
April 13, 2021 ~12 min


Remediation gets the lead out of soil, but not kids

A relatively affordable remediation process can remove lead from unregulated battery recycling, but isn't as good at getting it out of children's bodies.

Rob Jordan-Stanford • futurity
Jan. 15, 2021 ~9 min

14 bacteria tied to stunted growth in malnourished children

Specific bacteria in the small intestines of malnourished children play a causal role in stunted growth, a finding that could lead to better therapies.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
July 24, 2020 ~10 min

Cocktail of chemicals hide in Bangladesh’s water

The existence of antifungals and antibiotics in urban and rural Bangladesh's water raises concerns about antifungal and antimicrobial resistance.

Charlotte Hsu-Buffalo • futurity
April 22, 2020 ~5 min

‘Safe’ water in Bangladesh wells may be loaded with arsenic

Water in Bangladesh wells may be much less safe than previously thought, according to a new study of arsenic level testing kits.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
March 6, 2020 ~6 min

Fewer sick kids when water pump gets chlorine dispenser

Chlorine dispensers at community water sources in Bangladesh reduce childhood diarrhea and provide good-tasting water.

Rob Jordan-Stanford • futurity
Aug. 19, 2019 ~5 min

Special food repairs gut microbiomes of malnourished children

Therapeutic food for malnutrition in children works better when it also addresses the gut microbiome, research finds.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
July 15, 2019 ~12 min


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