Consumer Health: Who needs a gluten-free diet and why?

by Laurel KellyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMarch is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to learn why some people need a gluten-free diet.Whole grains are an important part of h

Updated on: May 09,2024

Consumer Health: Who needs a gluten-free diet and why?

by Laurel KellyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMarch is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to learn why some people need a gluten-free diet.Whole grains are an important part of h

Updated on:May 09,2024

Study provides insight into how the intestine repairs damaged tissue

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainInvestigators at Cedars-Sinai and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified a component in the intestine that plays

Updated on: April 03,2024

Study provides insight into how the intestine repairs damaged tissue

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainInvestigators at Cedars-Sinai and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified a component in the intestine that plays

Updated on:April 03,2024

Study finds AI-assisted polyp detection system significantly improves colonoscopy

by Radboud UniversityTrial profile. BBPS=Boston Bowel Preparation Score. CAD=computer-aided detection. Credit:The Lancet Digital Health(2024). DOI: 10.1016/S2589-7500(23)00242-XAnnual

Updated on: March 05,2024

Study finds AI-assisted polyp detection system significantly improves colonoscopy

by Radboud UniversityTrial profile. BBPS=Boston Bowel Preparation Score. CAD=computer-aided detection. Credit:The Lancet Digital Health(2024). DOI: 10.1016/S2589-7500(23)00242-XAnnual

Updated on:March 05,2024

1999 to 2017 saw drop in IBD hospitalization rate for whites

From 1999 to 2017, the hospitalization rate for Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis decreased among non-Hispanic white Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65 years, but not among non-Hispanic blacks, accord

Updated on: February 21,2024

1999 to 2017 saw drop in IBD hospitalization rate for whites

From 1999 to 2017, the hospitalization rate for Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis decreased among non-Hispanic white Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65 years, but not among non-Hispanic blacks, accord

Updated on:February 21,2024

Study finds high-fat diets impair immune, intestinal and brain health

by Jules Bernstein,University of California - RiversideCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA UC Riverside study that could motivate your New Year's resolutions demonstrates that high-fat diets

Updated on: January 25,2024

Study finds high-fat diets impair immune, intestinal and brain health

by Jules Bernstein,University of California - RiversideCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA UC Riverside study that could motivate your New Year's resolutions demonstrates that high-fat diets

Updated on:January 25,2024

Could a poo transplant one day be the secret of eternal youth?

by University of East AngliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainFecal transplants could one day be used as a therapy to restore cognitive function in the elderly—according to new research from the Universit

Updated on: June 20,2024

Could a poo transplant one day be the secret of eternal youth?

by University of East AngliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainFecal transplants could one day be used as a therapy to restore cognitive function in the elderly—according to new research from the Universit

Updated on:June 20,2024

Endoscopy within six hours does not lower mortality in GI bleed

(HealthDay)—Endoscopy within six hours versus six to 24 hours after consultation is not associated with lower 30-day mortality in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding who are at high ri

Updated on: February 19,2024

Endoscopy within six hours does not lower mortality in GI bleed

(HealthDay)—Endoscopy within six hours versus six to 24 hours after consultation is not associated with lower 30-day mortality in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding who are at high ri

Updated on:February 19,2024

Better strategies needed for managing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adults

(HealthDay)—Effective screening, diagnosis, and management strategies are needed for patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), according to a spec

Updated on: June 14,2024

Better strategies needed for managing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adults

(HealthDay)—Effective screening, diagnosis, and management strategies are needed for patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), according to a spec

Updated on:June 14,2024

Exclusion diet may ease refractory ulcerative colitis

(HealthDay)—An ulcerative colitis exclusion diet (UCED) shows promise as an independent therapy for patients with refractory disease, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in theJournal

Updated on: May 28,2024

Exclusion diet may ease refractory ulcerative colitis

(HealthDay)—An ulcerative colitis exclusion diet (UCED) shows promise as an independent therapy for patients with refractory disease, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in theJournal

Updated on:May 28,2024

Cracking the colon code – new light shed on gut function

by Flinders UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew insights into how the colon functions and actually expels its contents have been revealed for the first time following decades of study by Flind

Updated on: May 28,2024

Cracking the colon code – new light shed on gut function

by Flinders UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew insights into how the colon functions and actually expels its contents have been revealed for the first time following decades of study by Flind

Updated on:May 28,2024

A simple diagnostic tool for gastrointestinal disorders

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT researchers designed this quipu-inspired device that can be used to measure pressure inside the digestive tract and diagnose a variety of

Updated on: May 10,2024

A simple diagnostic tool for gastrointestinal disorders

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT researchers designed this quipu-inspired device that can be used to measure pressure inside the digestive tract and diagnose a variety of

Updated on:May 10,2024

Drug found to correct gene defect that causes immune-driven gut leakiness

by Iqbal Pittalwala,University of California - RiversideAnica Sayoc-Becera (left) and Declan McCole. Credit: UCR/I. PittalwalaA team of researchers led by biomedical scientist Declan F. McCole a

Updated on: June 22,2024

Drug found to correct gene defect that causes immune-driven gut leakiness

by Iqbal Pittalwala,University of California - RiversideAnica Sayoc-Becera (left) and Declan McCole. Credit: UCR/I. PittalwalaA team of researchers led by biomedical scientist Declan F. McCole a

Updated on:June 22,2024