Antibiotics use early in life increases risk of inflammatory bowel disease later in life

by Patti Verbanas,Rutgers UniversityMartin Blaser, director of the Rutgers Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine Credit: Rutgers UniversityEven short, single antibiotic courses given to

Updated on: May 23,2024 6

Antibiotics use early in life increases risk of inflammatory bowel disease later in life

by Patti Verbanas,Rutgers UniversityMartin Blaser, director of the Rutgers Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine Credit: Rutgers UniversityEven short, single antibiotic courses given to

Updated on:May 23,2024 6

Barrett's esophagus modeled in a human organ chip

by Harvard UniversityEstablishment of homotypic tissue recombinants of human metaplastic epithelium and stromal fibroblasts isolated from patient-derived Barrett's esophagus (BE) resections a

Updated on: March 28,2024 15

Barrett's esophagus modeled in a human organ chip

by Harvard UniversityEstablishment of homotypic tissue recombinants of human metaplastic epithelium and stromal fibroblasts isolated from patient-derived Barrett's esophagus (BE) resections a

Updated on:March 28,2024 15

Video capsule endoscopy safe, effective alternative for diagnosing GI bleeding during COVID-19

by Susan E.w. Spencer,University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things about how health care is delivered. Indeed,

Updated on: May 21,2024 5

Video capsule endoscopy safe, effective alternative for diagnosing GI bleeding during COVID-19

by Susan E.w. Spencer,University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things about how health care is delivered. Indeed,

Updated on:May 21,2024 5

Researcher recommends tailoring colorectal cancer screening for 45-to-49-year-olds

by Regenstrief InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's been a year since national recommendations issued by the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force called for

Updated on: April 07,2024 20

Researcher recommends tailoring colorectal cancer screening for 45-to-49-year-olds

by Regenstrief InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's been a year since national recommendations issued by the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force called for

Updated on:April 07,2024 20

Your microbiome shapes your life, but where did it come from?

by Carnegie Institution for ScienceCredit: Navid Marvi, Carnegie Institution for ScienceThe gut microbiome is an ecosystem of hundreds to thousands of microbial species living within the human bo

Updated on: May 28,2024 6

Your microbiome shapes your life, but where did it come from?

by Carnegie Institution for ScienceCredit: Navid Marvi, Carnegie Institution for ScienceThe gut microbiome is an ecosystem of hundreds to thousands of microbial species living within the human bo

Updated on:May 28,2024 6

Assessing symptoms, blood, stool markers best for identifying pediatric IBD

(HealthDay)—For pediatric patients with nonbloody diarrhea, evaluating symptoms plus blood and stool markers is the optimal test strategy for predicting inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to

Updated on: May 28,2024 4

Assessing symptoms, blood, stool markers best for identifying pediatric IBD

(HealthDay)—For pediatric patients with nonbloody diarrhea, evaluating symptoms plus blood and stool markers is the optimal test strategy for predicting inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to

Updated on:May 28,2024 4

Evaluating esophageal hypervigilance and symptom anxiety

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit: DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.06.023Measuring levels of hypervigilance and symptom-specific anxiety may improve healthcare provi

Updated on: May 28,2024 4

Evaluating esophageal hypervigilance and symptom anxiety

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit: DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.06.023Measuring levels of hypervigilance and symptom-specific anxiety may improve healthcare provi

Updated on:May 28,2024 4

Pea flour helps malnourished children regain weight and restores gut flora

by Ryan O'hare,Imperial College LondonFuture iterations of the feeds will include legumes along with other (non-milk) carbohydrate sources. This also means they could be produced locally, in

Updated on: May 19,2024 3

Pea flour helps malnourished children regain weight and restores gut flora

by Ryan O'hare,Imperial College LondonFuture iterations of the feeds will include legumes along with other (non-milk) carbohydrate sources. This also means they could be produced locally, in

Updated on:May 19,2024 3

Perceived cancer risk from colitis-related dysplasia varies by clinician

(HealthDay)—Perceptions of cancer risk for colitis-associated dysplasia vary widely among clinicians, according to a study published in the January issue of theJournal of Crohn's and Colitis

Updated on: May 29,2024 5

Perceived cancer risk from colitis-related dysplasia varies by clinician

(HealthDay)—Perceptions of cancer risk for colitis-associated dysplasia vary widely among clinicians, according to a study published in the January issue of theJournal of Crohn's and Colitis

Updated on:May 29,2024 5

Study could clarify how microbes can exacerbate cognitive decline

by Stuart Wolpert,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent research has found that changes in the gut microbiota—the trillions of bacteria and other microbes

Updated on: March 13,2024 19

Study could clarify how microbes can exacerbate cognitive decline

by Stuart Wolpert,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent research has found that changes in the gut microbiota—the trillions of bacteria and other microbes

Updated on:March 13,2024 19

Eating a plant rich diet reduces risk of developing COVID-19

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA recent study, published inGut, by researchers from King's and Harvard Medical School, examines data from nearly 600,000 ZOE COVID

Updated on: July 04,2024 4

Eating a plant rich diet reduces risk of developing COVID-19

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA recent study, published inGut, by researchers from King's and Harvard Medical School, examines data from nearly 600,000 ZOE COVID

Updated on:July 04,2024 4

Expert explains familial adenomatous polyposis

by Laurel Kelly,Mayo ClinicCredit: AI-generated imageCancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum, often referred to together as colorectal cancer, is the third most common cancer diagnosed in b

Updated on: March 12,2024 15

Expert explains familial adenomatous polyposis

by Laurel Kelly,Mayo ClinicCredit: AI-generated imageCancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum, often referred to together as colorectal cancer, is the third most common cancer diagnosed in b

Updated on:March 12,2024 15