David Niesel

Archeologists have discovered something unique at an archaeological site in Spain — the remains of a knight with an abnormally narrow and elongated skull. Remarkably, he lived into his 40s

The American Cancer Society (ACS) just released its annual report on the state of cancer in the U.S. While the statistics show cancer as the second leading cause of death

In our academic careers, we were both research microbiologists, and we still enjoy following new discoveries involving the microbial world. Of special interest are the unique bacteria isolated from extreme

Scientists are exploring a new kind of vaccine, not to prevent disease, but to help slow climate change. The idea is to reduce methane emissions from cattle, a major source

The microbes that inhabit our bodies, called our microbiome, are a wonder. We host about as many microbes as we have cells in our bodies — that is, about 38

As the U.S. population ages, the incidence of Alzheimer’s continues to rise. Some 7.2 million Americans are thought to be living with Alzheimer’s dementia (AD), a figure that is estimated

It is well-documented that women live longer than men. In 2023 in the U.S., the average lifespan for women was 81.1 years, while for men it was 75.8 years. While

We all hope that our retirement years will be enjoyable and represent a “victory lap” after a lifetime of work. There are challenges for sure. A recent New York Times

Long-term and recurrent antibiotic use has been linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, colorectal polyps and cancer and is thought to be, at least in part, the result

The human microbiome is the collection of microbes that live in and on our bodies. Estimates are that the total number of microbes in our microbiome is about as many