What's the right colorectal cancer screening option for you?

by Deb BalzerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainColorectal cancer is a cancer of the lower digestive system, which includes the colon and the rectum. If you feel like you are hearing a lot about this to

Updated on: June 25,2024

What's the right colorectal cancer screening option for you?

by Deb BalzerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainColorectal cancer is a cancer of the lower digestive system, which includes the colon and the rectum. If you feel like you are hearing a lot about this to

Updated on:June 25,2024

Vitamin D may protect against young-onset colorectal cancer

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Consuming higher amounts of Vitamin D—mainly from dietary sources—may help protect

Updated on: May 17,2024

Vitamin D may protect against young-onset colorectal cancer

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Consuming higher amounts of Vitamin D—mainly from dietary sources—may help protect

Updated on:May 17,2024

Western diet may increase risk of gut inflammation, infection

by Washington University School of MedicineA tiny, 3D model of the intestines formed from anti-inflammatory cells known as Paneth cells (green and red) and other intestinal cells (blue) is seen i

Updated on: May 09,2024

Western diet may increase risk of gut inflammation, infection

by Washington University School of MedicineA tiny, 3D model of the intestines formed from anti-inflammatory cells known as Paneth cells (green and red) and other intestinal cells (blue) is seen i

Updated on:May 09,2024

Gut microbiota acts like an auxiliary liver, study finds

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit:Cell Host & Microbe(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.04.004Microbes in the mammalian gut can significantly change their hosts' amino acid

Updated on: April 27,2024

Gut microbiota acts like an auxiliary liver, study finds

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit:Cell Host & Microbe(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.04.004Microbes in the mammalian gut can significantly change their hosts' amino acid

Updated on:April 27,2024

Modified yeast used to treat common bacterial intestinal infection

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressA medical illustration of Clostridioides difficile bacteria, formerly known as Clostridium difficile, presented in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) pub

Updated on: March 28,2024

Modified yeast used to treat common bacterial intestinal infection

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressA medical illustration of Clostridioides difficile bacteria, formerly known as Clostridium difficile, presented in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) pub

Updated on:March 28,2024

The way to better mental health may go through your stomach

by Josh Barney,University of VirginiaYogurt could help your mood as well as your gut. UVA researchers say a bacterium in fermented foods may help change the way you feel, opening a realm of poss

Updated on: January 24,2024

The way to better mental health may go through your stomach

by Josh Barney,University of VirginiaYogurt could help your mood as well as your gut. UVA researchers say a bacterium in fermented foods may help change the way you feel, opening a realm of poss

Updated on:January 24,2024

New 3D bioprinted model to study common liver disease, find effective treatment

by ElsevierA stained micrograph of 3D primary human liver cell tissue modeling MASH. Areas of fibrosis are indicated in blue. Credit: Viscient BiosciencesMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatohe

Updated on: March 05,2024

New 3D bioprinted model to study common liver disease, find effective treatment

by ElsevierA stained micrograph of 3D primary human liver cell tissue modeling MASH. Areas of fibrosis are indicated in blue. Credit: Viscient BiosciencesMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatohe

Updated on:March 05,2024

Constipation is common, but with simple changes, you can manage and even prevent it

byTufts UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainChances are you've experienced constipation at some point in your life. It's one of the most common gastrointestinal complaints, affecting people of

Updated on: April 14,2026

Constipation is common, but with simple changes, you can manage and even prevent it

byTufts UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainChances are you've experienced constipation at some point in your life. It's one of the most common gastrointestinal complaints, affecting people of

Updated on:April 14,2026

Ubiquitous food additive alters human microbiota and intestinal environment

by Georgia State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew clinical research indicates that a widely used food additive, carboxymethylcellulose, alters the intestinal environment of healthy

Updated on: May 09,2024

Ubiquitous food additive alters human microbiota and intestinal environment

by Georgia State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew clinical research indicates that a widely used food additive, carboxymethylcellulose, alters the intestinal environment of healthy

Updated on:May 09,2024

Location, location, location: Even gut immune response is site-specific

by Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgThe pictures show the same stomach organoids: It shows the cell nuclei (blue) and the skeleton of the cell (pink) as a cross-section of the organoids. In

Updated on: May 11,2024

Location, location, location: Even gut immune response is site-specific

by Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgThe pictures show the same stomach organoids: It shows the cell nuclei (blue) and the skeleton of the cell (pink) as a cross-section of the organoids. In

Updated on:May 11,2024

Healthy bacteria thrive in the gut before birth

by La Trobe UniversityDiversity of the environmental microbiome. Credit: Gene DrendelAustralian researchers have discovered the gut microbiome—a complex ecosystem of microorganisms made up of bac

Updated on: June 08,2024

Healthy bacteria thrive in the gut before birth

by La Trobe UniversityDiversity of the environmental microbiome. Credit: Gene DrendelAustralian researchers have discovered the gut microbiome—a complex ecosystem of microorganisms made up of bac

Updated on:June 08,2024

Why protecting the brain against infection takes guts

by University of Cambridge3D rendering of a B cell. Credit: Blausen.com staff (2014). "Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014". WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.010

Updated on: May 17,2024

Why protecting the brain against infection takes guts

by University of Cambridge3D rendering of a B cell. Credit: Blausen.com staff (2014). "Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014". WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.010

Updated on:May 17,2024