To be clear, SquidKid, the prototype toy, has no official ties with Bandai Namco, who owns the Tamagotchi franchise. But SquidKid takes inspiration from the Japanese game, in which children raise a ...

As a parent and science enthusiast, I know how tough childhood can be—and bad breath shouldn't add to the challenge. In this ...

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There is a wide consensus among health experts and even many dairy associations that drinking raw milk is dangerous, ...

Dozens of kids reportedly went to the ER after exposure to E. coli. Several had acute kidney failure and said they touched a ...

Children and bacteria—normally they're a parental nightmare, a cocktail of late-night pediatrician calls and ruined weekends.

Drinking raw milk is not safe. It can contain disease-causing pathogens that cause food poisoning, and lead to serious health risks.

Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have uncovered new evidence that changes in the gut bacteria of African ...

Upon its launch, Rini offers five face masks, intended for children 4 and up. See what dermatologists and parents are saying ...

Microbes frozen for 40,000 years in Alaska's permafrost are thawing as temperatures rise, releasing CO2 and posing new ...

A new study by Professor Ludmilla Aristilde and her team shows how soil microbes steer carbon flow to adapt and create ...

Move over, colonoscopies—researchers report in ACS Sensors that they've developed a sensor made of tiny microspheres packed ...