Changing levels of NOX4 protein could provide key to understanding fatty liver disease progression

byMonash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe global rise in obesity and diabetes is leading to an epidemic in fatty liver disease affecting 20%–30% of the world's population. Almo

Updated on: January 25,2024

Changing levels of NOX4 protein could provide key to understanding fatty liver disease progression

byMonash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe global rise in obesity and diabetes is leading to an epidemic in fatty liver disease affecting 20%–30% of the world's population. Almo

Updated on:January 25,2024

New imaging technique for effective therapy in Crohn's disease

by Medical University of ViennaCredit: AI-generated imagePatients suffering from Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory intestinal disorder, develop painful constrictions in the bowel. Due t

Updated on: June 01,2024

New imaging technique for effective therapy in Crohn's disease

by Medical University of ViennaCredit: AI-generated imagePatients suffering from Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory intestinal disorder, develop painful constrictions in the bowel. Due t

Updated on:June 01,2024

Algae shown to improve gastrointestinal health

by University of California - San DiegoGraphical abstract for algae and human gastrointestinal health study. Credit: Mayfield Lab, UC San DiegoA widespread, fast-growing plant calledChlamyd

Updated on: March 13,2024

Algae shown to improve gastrointestinal health

by University of California - San DiegoGraphical abstract for algae and human gastrointestinal health study. Credit: Mayfield Lab, UC San DiegoA widespread, fast-growing plant calledChlamyd

Updated on:March 13,2024

Risk assessment after severe complication of liver cirrhosis improved

byMedical University of ViennaGraphical Abstract. Credit:Journal of Hepatology(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.10.007Approximately half of patients with advanced liver disease have v

Updated on: January 24,2024

Risk assessment after severe complication of liver cirrhosis improved

byMedical University of ViennaGraphical Abstract. Credit:Journal of Hepatology(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.10.007Approximately half of patients with advanced liver disease have v

Updated on:January 24,2024

Noninvasive multitarget stool RNA test found to have high sensitivity for colorectal neoplasia

Noninvasive multitarget stool RNA test found to have high sensitivity for colorectal neoplasiaby Elana GotkineA noninvasive, multitarget stool RNA (mt-sRNA) test has high sensitivity for detecting col

Updated on: January 24,2024

Noninvasive multitarget stool RNA test found to have high sensitivity for colorectal neoplasia

Noninvasive multitarget stool RNA test found to have high sensitivity for colorectal neoplasiaby Elana GotkineA noninvasive, multitarget stool RNA (mt-sRNA) test has high sensitivity for detecting col

Updated on:January 24,2024

Promising results for a new bowel cancer treatment

byPeter MacCallum Cancer CentreCredit: Peter MacCallum Cancer CentreA new tablet treatment called divarasib has shown it is very effective in treating a challenging type of bowel (colorectal) ca

Updated on: January 24,2024

Promising results for a new bowel cancer treatment

byPeter MacCallum Cancer CentreCredit: Peter MacCallum Cancer CentreA new tablet treatment called divarasib has shown it is very effective in treating a challenging type of bowel (colorectal) ca

Updated on:January 24,2024

Researchers identify new treatment for chronic immune system disease that can prevent people from eating

by Tulane UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study from Tulane University has identified a new treatment for a chronic immune system disease that can prevent children from eating.Eo

Updated on: April 07,2024

Researchers identify new treatment for chronic immune system disease that can prevent people from eating

by Tulane UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study from Tulane University has identified a new treatment for a chronic immune system disease that can prevent children from eating.Eo

Updated on:April 07,2024

CRC screening uptake no better with use of fecal immunochemical testing in at-risk individuals

CRC screening uptake no better with use of fecal immunochemical testing in at-risk individualsby Elana GotkineFor first-degree relatives of patients with nonsyndromic colorectal cancer (CRC), fecal im

Updated on: January 24,2024

CRC screening uptake no better with use of fecal immunochemical testing in at-risk individuals

CRC screening uptake no better with use of fecal immunochemical testing in at-risk individualsby Elana GotkineFor first-degree relatives of patients with nonsyndromic colorectal cancer (CRC), fecal im

Updated on:January 24,2024

New drug application doubles rates of remission in patients with ulcerative colitis

by Amsterdam University Medical CentersEndoscopic image of a bowel section known as the sigmoid colon afflicted with ulcerative colitis. The internal surface of the colon is blotchy and broken in

Updated on: April 24,2024

New drug application doubles rates of remission in patients with ulcerative colitis

by Amsterdam University Medical CentersEndoscopic image of a bowel section known as the sigmoid colon afflicted with ulcerative colitis. The internal surface of the colon is blotchy and broken in

Updated on:April 24,2024

'Infect and forget': A dose of hookworms could help patients manage inflammatory bowel disease

by Inflammatory Bowel DiseasesCredit: Fernandolive on Wikimedia CommonsCould a dose of hookworms provide a medication-free alternative to people with inflammatory bowel disease? The Malaghan Institute

Updated on: June 20,2024

'Infect and forget': A dose of hookworms could help patients manage inflammatory bowel disease

by Inflammatory Bowel DiseasesCredit: Fernandolive on Wikimedia CommonsCould a dose of hookworms provide a medication-free alternative to people with inflammatory bowel disease? The Malaghan Institute

Updated on:June 20,2024

Study finds potential therapeutic targets to inhibit colorectal cancer progression

by Nagoya UniversityRepresentative images of human colon cancer tissue showing the localization of gremlin 1-positive (left) and meflin-positive (right) cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in th

Updated on: April 11,2024

Study finds potential therapeutic targets to inhibit colorectal cancer progression

by Nagoya UniversityRepresentative images of human colon cancer tissue showing the localization of gremlin 1-positive (left) and meflin-positive (right) cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in th

Updated on:April 11,2024

Infection with stomach bacteria may increase risk of Alzheimer's disease

Infection with stomach bacteria may increase risk of Alzheimer's diseaseby Charité—Universitätsmedizin BerlinCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInfection with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylo

Updated on: January 24,2024

Infection with stomach bacteria may increase risk of Alzheimer's disease

Infection with stomach bacteria may increase risk of Alzheimer's diseaseby Charité—Universitätsmedizin BerlinCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInfection with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylo

Updated on:January 24,2024