Researchers from Tallinn University of Technology, Grete Raba, Signe Adamberg, and Kaarel Adamberg showed that an acidic environment enhances the production of butyric acid from apple pectin by faecal ...

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic which is caused by a novel coronavirus, namely, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has claimed more than 4.6 million ...

A new computational model has allowed researchers to identify new therapeutic targets that can attack cancer cells by lowering their intracellular pH. Cancer cells are known to acidify their ...

The pH of a potato is around 5 to 6, or mildly acidic. However, this is unlikely to affect your health. Researchers note that potassium and other nutrients in potatoes outweigh any acidic effect on ...

Acidic foods and beverages such as citrus fruits, tomatoes, coffee, and fruit drinks may worsen symptoms for people with conditions like acid reflux, heartburn, or bladder pain. Consuming large ...

Is there truth to the theory that a low-acid diet can help fight or prevent cancer? For years, a pervasive theory has existed that eating a low-acid, high-alkaline diet can help fight and prevent ...

Acid rain, or acid deposition, is a broad term that includes any form of precipitation that contains acidic components, such as sulfuric acid or nitric acid. The precipitation is not necessarily wet ...

When acidic components get into rain or other forms of precipitation, acid rain can make trees die. It won't hurt you to walk or swim in acid rain, but the particles that cause it may hurt your lungs ...