Difficulty swallowing linked to chronic opioid use

by Bill Snyder,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChronic use of opioid painkillers like hydrocodone and oxycodone significantly increases the risk of dysphagia, difficulty sw

Updated on: May 19,2024

Difficulty swallowing linked to chronic opioid use

by Bill Snyder,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChronic use of opioid painkillers like hydrocodone and oxycodone significantly increases the risk of dysphagia, difficulty sw

Updated on:May 19,2024

Study shows that antibiotic-resistant microbes in the gut make C. difficile more infectious

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaThis photograph depicts Clostridium difficile colonies after 48hrs growth on a blood agar plate; Magnified 4.8X. C. difficile, an anaerobic gram-positive

Updated on: April 20,2024

Study shows that antibiotic-resistant microbes in the gut make C. difficile more infectious

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaThis photograph depicts Clostridium difficile colonies after 48hrs growth on a blood agar plate; Magnified 4.8X. C. difficile, an anaerobic gram-positive

Updated on:April 20,2024

Researchers stimulate gene that enhances CAR T-cell treatments for solid tumors

byPeter MacCallum Cancer CentreFOX1-ADA overexpression enhances CAR T cell polyfunctionality. a, Schematic of tumor cell coculture assay. b, IFNγ and TNF production following each round of E0771

Updated on: April 28,2024

Researchers stimulate gene that enhances CAR T-cell treatments for solid tumors

byPeter MacCallum Cancer CentreFOX1-ADA overexpression enhances CAR T cell polyfunctionality. a, Schematic of tumor cell coculture assay. b, IFNγ and TNF production following each round of E0771

Updated on:April 28,2024

Study finds higher levels of common diet-associated microbe elevates heart failure risk

by Cleveland ClinicIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthNew research at Cleveland Clinic expands

Updated on: April 15,2024

Study finds higher levels of common diet-associated microbe elevates heart failure risk

by Cleveland ClinicIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthNew research at Cleveland Clinic expands

Updated on:April 15,2024

Researchers map the immunology of the gut in children with IBD

by Felicia Lindberg,Karolinska InstitutetGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101038Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Sachs'

Updated on: April 07,2024

Researchers map the immunology of the gut in children with IBD

by Felicia Lindberg,Karolinska InstitutetGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101038Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Sachs'

Updated on:April 07,2024

Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: Rebleeding rates and rebleeding predictors found

by Osaka Metropolitan UniversityThe overall cumulative rebleeding rate in the five years after capsule endoscopy (CE) was as high as 41.7%. Overt obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB), anticoagulan

Updated on: March 28,2024

Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: Rebleeding rates and rebleeding predictors found

by Osaka Metropolitan UniversityThe overall cumulative rebleeding rate in the five years after capsule endoscopy (CE) was as high as 41.7%. Overt obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB), anticoagulan

Updated on:March 28,2024

Multiple tumors without kinship occur simultaneously in the small intestine in neuroendocrine cancer

by University of GothenburgFig. 1: Whole genome sequencing of 11 primary tumors and metastases from a single SI-NET patient supports independent clonal evolution. a Section of the small intestine

Updated on: May 23,2024

Multiple tumors without kinship occur simultaneously in the small intestine in neuroendocrine cancer

by University of GothenburgFig. 1: Whole genome sequencing of 11 primary tumors and metastases from a single SI-NET patient supports independent clonal evolution. a Section of the small intestine

Updated on:May 23,2024

Happiness might protect you from gastrointestinal distress

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainSerotonin, a chemical known for its role in producing feelings of well-being and happiness in the brain, can reduce the ability of some i

Updated on: June 01,2024

Happiness might protect you from gastrointestinal distress

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainSerotonin, a chemical known for its role in producing feelings of well-being and happiness in the brain, can reduce the ability of some i

Updated on:June 01,2024

Researchers confirm celiac disease can damage the brain

by University of SheffieldBrain white matter tracts are shown in green in control participants. These parts appear different in the study's coeliac disease group, which are highlighted in red

Updated on: April 03,2024

Researchers confirm celiac disease can damage the brain

by University of SheffieldBrain white matter tracts are shown in green in control participants. These parts appear different in the study's coeliac disease group, which are highlighted in red

Updated on:April 03,2024

Biologists discover signaling pathways potentially associated with pancreatic cancer

by Aran Sullivan,Vanderbilt UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Gastro Hep Advances(2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gastha.2022.02.007Kathleen DelGiorno, assistant professor

Updated on: May 23,2024

Biologists discover signaling pathways potentially associated with pancreatic cancer

by Aran Sullivan,Vanderbilt UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Gastro Hep Advances(2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gastha.2022.02.007Kathleen DelGiorno, assistant professor

Updated on:May 23,2024

A promising target to fight inflammatory bowel diseases

by Mylène André,European Molecular Biology LaboratoryThe structure obtained by the Cusack group reveals that two molecules of the RIPK2 kinase domain arranged as an antiparallel dimer (in blue a

Updated on: January 24,2024

A promising target to fight inflammatory bowel diseases

by Mylène André,European Molecular Biology LaboratoryThe structure obtained by the Cusack group reveals that two molecules of the RIPK2 kinase domain arranged as an antiparallel dimer (in blue a

Updated on:January 24,2024

Allergic reactions due to incorrect food labeling spark calls for tighter regulations

by University of MelbourneCredit: PexelsIncorrect labeling of food products is causing too many allergic reactions and needs to be more tightly regulated, a University of Melbourne researcher say

Updated on: March 28,2024

Allergic reactions due to incorrect food labeling spark calls for tighter regulations

by University of MelbourneCredit: PexelsIncorrect labeling of food products is causing too many allergic reactions and needs to be more tightly regulated, a University of Melbourne researcher say

Updated on:March 28,2024