Promising results for a new bowel cancer treatment

byPeter MacCallum Cancer CentreCredit: Peter MacCallum Cancer CentreA new tablet treatment called divarasib has shown it is very effective in treating a challenging type of bowel (colorectal) ca

Updated on: January 24,2024 23

Promising results for a new bowel cancer treatment

byPeter MacCallum Cancer CentreCredit: Peter MacCallum Cancer CentreA new tablet treatment called divarasib has shown it is very effective in treating a challenging type of bowel (colorectal) ca

Updated on:January 24,2024 23

What can 35-year-old stool samples tell scientists about HIV/AIDS?

by University of PittsburghHIV-1 Virus. Credit: J Roberto Trujillo/WikipediaMen who contracted HIV in the early days of the HIV/AIDS pandemic harbored a greater relative abundance of pro-inflamma

Updated on: February 21,2024 20

What can 35-year-old stool samples tell scientists about HIV/AIDS?

by University of PittsburghHIV-1 Virus. Credit: J Roberto Trujillo/WikipediaMen who contracted HIV in the early days of the HIV/AIDS pandemic harbored a greater relative abundance of pro-inflamma

Updated on:February 21,2024 20

Bloating common issue among Americans, study reports

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterGraphical abstract. Credit:Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.10.031Nearly 1 in 7 Americans experience bloating on a

Updated on: April 23,2024 16

Bloating common issue among Americans, study reports

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterGraphical abstract. Credit:Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.10.031Nearly 1 in 7 Americans experience bloating on a

Updated on:April 23,2024 16

New technique could improve liver fibrosis treatment

New technique could improve liver fibrosis treatmentby First Hospital of Jilin UniversityLocally estimated scatter plot smoothing estimated risk of steatosis (panels A and B) and advanced fibrosis (pa

Updated on: January 24,2024 17

New technique could improve liver fibrosis treatment

New technique could improve liver fibrosis treatmentby First Hospital of Jilin UniversityLocally estimated scatter plot smoothing estimated risk of steatosis (panels A and B) and advanced fibrosis (pa

Updated on:January 24,2024 17

Guideline now recommends fecal microbiota transplant for the majority of recurrent C. diff patients

by American Gastroenterological AssociationA medical illustration of Clostridioides difficile bacteria, formerly known as Clostridium difficile, presented in the Centers for Disease Control and P

Updated on: March 14,2024 18

Guideline now recommends fecal microbiota transplant for the majority of recurrent C. diff patients

by American Gastroenterological AssociationA medical illustration of Clostridioides difficile bacteria, formerly known as Clostridium difficile, presented in the Centers for Disease Control and P

Updated on:March 14,2024 18

Gut microbiome: Meet Ruminococcus gnavus, the bacteria with a sweet tooth

by Nathalie Juge,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHaving a sweet tooth isn't just a human characteristic. It turns out our gut microbes can have a preference for sweets, tooâ

Updated on: March 19,2024 15

Gut microbiome: Meet Ruminococcus gnavus, the bacteria with a sweet tooth

by Nathalie Juge,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHaving a sweet tooth isn't just a human characteristic. It turns out our gut microbes can have a preference for sweets, tooâ

Updated on:March 19,2024 15

Starches common in processed grains can curb helpful gut bacteria

by Scott Schrage,University of Nebraska-LincolnCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEating cereal grains—corn, rice, wheat or one of the several others that collectively provide more than half of th

Updated on: June 12,2024 8

Starches common in processed grains can curb helpful gut bacteria

by Scott Schrage,University of Nebraska-LincolnCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEating cereal grains—corn, rice, wheat or one of the several others that collectively provide more than half of th

Updated on:June 12,2024 8

Additional biopsies after colorectal cancer biopsy not tied to metachronous colorectal cancer

There is no significant association between metachronous cancer and biopsy of nontumor sites after biopsy of a primary colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study published online May 26 inCli

Updated on: June 08,2024 5

Additional biopsies after colorectal cancer biopsy not tied to metachronous colorectal cancer

There is no significant association between metachronous cancer and biopsy of nontumor sites after biopsy of a primary colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study published online May 26 inCli

Updated on:June 08,2024 5

Research demonstrates the potential of natural compounds to treat gastrointestinal disorders

by Cactus CommunicationsCredit:Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2023.07.001Chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are becoming increasingly common throughout

Updated on: January 24,2024 15

Research demonstrates the potential of natural compounds to treat gastrointestinal disorders

by Cactus CommunicationsCredit:Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2023.07.001Chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are becoming increasingly common throughout

Updated on:January 24,2024 15

Study finds that reducing intake of simple sugars improves GERD

by Leigh MacMillan,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA reduction in dietary carbohydrates improved both symptoms and objective measurements of gastroesophageal reflux diseas

Updated on: April 15,2024 13

Study finds that reducing intake of simple sugars improves GERD

by Leigh MacMillan,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA reduction in dietary carbohydrates improved both symptoms and objective measurements of gastroesophageal reflux diseas

Updated on:April 15,2024 13

How doxycycline for STI prevention affects the gut microbiome

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoImpact of doxy-PEP use on the gut resistome for DNA-seq samples and RNA-seq samples.a–d, Normalized resistome mass (a,b) and resistome alpha divers

Updated on: November 13,2024 0

How doxycycline for STI prevention affects the gut microbiome

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoImpact of doxy-PEP use on the gut resistome for DNA-seq samples and RNA-seq samples.a–d, Normalized resistome mass (a,b) and resistome alpha divers

Updated on:November 13,2024 0

Subcutaneous therapy improves inflammatory bowel disease treatment, clinical trial finds

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityLinear scale mean (SD) serum infliximab concentrations up to week 54 (PK population) in the CD (A) and UC (B) studies. Concentrations below the lower lim

Updated on: July 19,2024 0

Subcutaneous therapy improves inflammatory bowel disease treatment, clinical trial finds

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityLinear scale mean (SD) serum infliximab concentrations up to week 54 (PK population) in the CD (A) and UC (B) studies. Concentrations below the lower lim

Updated on:July 19,2024 0