Dietary supplementation of yeast and yeast-based products improves growth performance, nutrient digestibility and overall health of pigs and poultry. Photo: Bert Jansen Recent research has ...

It’s important not to confuse mucus with pus or sediment, which typically appears cloudy or grainy. If you’re unsure, a healthcare provider can perform a urinalysis to determine what’s present. In ...

Small amounts of protein can appear in your urine and be OK. Above a certain level, however, may indicate proteinuria, which can be a red flag for kidney disease. Proteins are among the most ...

Doctors may refer to cholesterol crystals in the urine as cholesterol crystalluria. They often result from nephrotic syndrome. Cholesterol urine crystals are only visible under a microscope.

To delve into those layers, scientists like me collect samples by sediment coring in peat bogs, lakes, saltmarshes and deep oceans. This involves inserting specialist coring equipment with tubing ...

From The Inquisitive Cook, by Anne Gardiner and Sue Wilson with the Exploratorium (Henry Holt and Co., 1998). Water temperature for activating yeast designed to be mixed with the dry ingredients in a ...

Blood in urine (hematuria) in males has many causes, including an enlarged prostate, urinary tract infection, kidney stones, and injury. Hematuria may be visible to the naked eye or only be detected ...