Discoveries reshape understanding of gut microbiome

by Oklahoma Medical Research FoundationFigure depicting the mucus barrier. Credit: Val Altounian/AAASThe human gut is home to microorganisms that outnumber our cells by a factor of 10 to 1. Now, disco

Updated on: April 29,2024 11

Discoveries reshape understanding of gut microbiome

by Oklahoma Medical Research FoundationFigure depicting the mucus barrier. Credit: Val Altounian/AAASThe human gut is home to microorganisms that outnumber our cells by a factor of 10 to 1. Now, disco

Updated on:April 29,2024 11

Cellular roadmap reveals new paths to treating inflammatory bowel disease

byUniversity of OxfordAn overview of the TAURUS study. Credit:Nature Immunology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-01994-8In a world first, researchers at the Kennedy Institute, Oxford h

Updated on: October 30,2024 0

Cellular roadmap reveals new paths to treating inflammatory bowel disease

byUniversity of OxfordAn overview of the TAURUS study. Credit:Nature Immunology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-01994-8In a world first, researchers at the Kennedy Institute, Oxford h

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Research hints at links between babies' microbiome and brain development

by Public Library of ScienceAn infant listening to a rhythmic pattern in the Auditory Development Lab at McMaster University (https://trainorlab.mcmaster.ca/) while their brain responses are meas

Updated on: April 23,2024 19

Research hints at links between babies' microbiome and brain development

by Public Library of ScienceAn infant listening to a rhythmic pattern in the Auditory Development Lab at McMaster University (https://trainorlab.mcmaster.ca/) while their brain responses are meas

Updated on:April 23,2024 19

New research may pave the way to better treatments for Crohn's disease

by Stony Brook UniversityIL-17A acts on unique cell types to regulate intestinal function. Under normal conditions, IL-17A acts on stem cells to promote their differentiation into secretory epith

Updated on: April 29,2024 14

New research may pave the way to better treatments for Crohn's disease

by Stony Brook UniversityIL-17A acts on unique cell types to regulate intestinal function. Under normal conditions, IL-17A acts on stem cells to promote their differentiation into secretory epith

Updated on:April 29,2024 14

Minimally invasive diagnostic biomarker strategy successful in detecting early esophageal cancer

by Caslon Hatch,Johns Hopkins UniversityIntermediate magnification micrograph of an intramucosal esophageal adenocarcinoma, a type of esophageal cancer. H&E stain. Endoscopic mucosal resecti

Updated on: May 17,2024 4

Minimally invasive diagnostic biomarker strategy successful in detecting early esophageal cancer

by Caslon Hatch,Johns Hopkins UniversityIntermediate magnification micrograph of an intramucosal esophageal adenocarcinoma, a type of esophageal cancer. H&E stain. Endoscopic mucosal resecti

Updated on:May 17,2024 4

Creating a more accurate model of inflammatory bowel disease

byKyoto UniversityCredit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111049A research team led by Junior Associate Professor Kazuo Takayama, from the Department of Cell Growth and Diffe

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Creating a more accurate model of inflammatory bowel disease

byKyoto UniversityCredit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111049A research team led by Junior Associate Professor Kazuo Takayama, from the Department of Cell Growth and Diffe

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Digestive System Diseases

Digestive System DiseasesByBrittany Poulson, MDA, RDN, CD, CDCESPublished on May 01, 2023Medically reviewed bySonal Kumar, MDThedigestive system includesthe gastroi

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Digestive System Diseases

Digestive System DiseasesByBrittany Poulson, MDA, RDN, CD, CDCESPublished on May 01, 2023Medically reviewed bySonal Kumar, MDThedigestive system includesthe gastroi

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Researchers identify why cancer immunotherapy can cause colitis

by Nicole Fawcett,University of MichiganStudies in mice reveal the mechanism that induces this severe side effect and point to a solution that kills the cancer without causing gastrointestinal i

Updated on: January 24,2024 14

Researchers identify why cancer immunotherapy can cause colitis

by Nicole Fawcett,University of MichiganStudies in mice reveal the mechanism that induces this severe side effect and point to a solution that kills the cancer without causing gastrointestinal i

Updated on:January 24,2024 14

Mesh is no better than sutures for hiatal hernia repair, long-term study finds

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Zakir Rushanly from PexelsResearchers led by Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, have conducted a long-term study regarding the use of mesh reinforcemen

Updated on: January 24,2024 19

Mesh is no better than sutures for hiatal hernia repair, long-term study finds

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Zakir Rushanly from PexelsResearchers led by Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, have conducted a long-term study regarding the use of mesh reinforcemen

Updated on:January 24,2024 19

Reviewing new challenges and opportunities for hepatitis B cures

by First Hospital of Jilin UniversityParticularities of the HBV cycle that favor the development of chronic infection (center), the clinical challenges stemming from these biological characteristics (

Updated on: January 25,2024 10

Reviewing new challenges and opportunities for hepatitis B cures

by First Hospital of Jilin UniversityParticularities of the HBV cycle that favor the development of chronic infection (center), the clinical challenges stemming from these biological characteristics (

Updated on:January 25,2024 10

Can probiotics and prebiotics restore your gut after antibiotics?

by Clare Collins,The ConversationCredit: Ann H from PexelsAntibioticstreat infectionscaused by bacteria. But they can also destroy the good bacteria in your gut. For some people, thi

Updated on: June 20,2024 5

Can probiotics and prebiotics restore your gut after antibiotics?

by Clare Collins,The ConversationCredit: Ann H from PexelsAntibioticstreat infectionscaused by bacteria. But they can also destroy the good bacteria in your gut. For some people, thi

Updated on:June 20,2024 5

Obesity is linked to gut microbiota disturbance, but not among statin-treated individuals

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit: CC0 Public DomainIn 2012, the European Union MetaCardis consortium, comprising 14 research groups from six European countries with multidi

Updated on: June 22,2024 5

Obesity is linked to gut microbiota disturbance, but not among statin-treated individuals

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit: CC0 Public DomainIn 2012, the European Union MetaCardis consortium, comprising 14 research groups from six European countries with multidi

Updated on:June 22,2024 5