A new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus challenges a decades-old hypothesis on adaptation, a key feature in how sensory cells of the inner ear (hair cells) detect sound. The paper, out today in Science Advances, examines how hair cells transform mechanical forces arising from sound waves…
The hygiene hypothesis is out of date and is undermining public health
Researchers are concerned that attitudes to hygiene are being undermined by the hygiene hypothesis, and that this misleading misnomer could contribute to the spread of infectious disease. The diverse ecosystem of microorganisms in our body – the microbiome – is essential for our health. A key function of the microbiome…