Washington Post
| 9 months ago
The first study, published Wednesday in Nature, used mice to investigate the effects of low doses of antibiotic treatment. The researchers, led by Martin Blaser, thereby mimicked the treatment farm animals have been receiving in the United States in...
The Independent
| 9 months ago
Farmers may have fuelled the obesity epidemic by using antibiotics to fatten up livestock, a new study suggests. Researchers found evidence that low exposure to the drugs upsets the delicate balance of gut bacteria which in turn alters metabolism.
Fox News
| 9 months ago
FoxNews.com In two new studies published this week, scientists have gained new insight into how exposure to antibiotics affects the body and may increase the risk of obesity, notably in children. In one study, published in the journal Nature ,...
National Public Radio
| 9 months ago
There's growing evidence that the bacteria in our gut influence our health , including how much we weigh. So what happens when antibiotics knock out some of the microbes that help us? A study, published online today in the journal Nature , finds that...
