What do you know about pancreatitis?

by Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, a long, flat gland that lies horizontally behind your stomach. The pancreas produ

Updated on: March 14,2024

What do you know about pancreatitis?

by Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, a long, flat gland that lies horizontally behind your stomach. The pancreas produ

Updated on:March 14,2024

Researchers find that pressure in the biliary system leads to tissue changes in the liver

by Katrin Boes,Max Planck SocietyMicroscopy image of liver tissue with bile canaliculi revealing the apical bulkheads co-stained in magenta and green. Credit: Mayer et al. / EMBO reports (2023)

Updated on: April 09,2024

Researchers find that pressure in the biliary system leads to tissue changes in the liver

by Katrin Boes,Max Planck SocietyMicroscopy image of liver tissue with bile canaliculi revealing the apical bulkheads co-stained in magenta and green. Credit: Mayer et al. / EMBO reports (2023)

Updated on:April 09,2024

Consumer Health: What is IBS?

by Laurel KellyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainApril is IBS Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS.Research suggests that about 12% of people in

Updated on: May 09,2024

Consumer Health: What is IBS?

by Laurel KellyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainApril is IBS Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS.Research suggests that about 12% of people in

Updated on:May 09,2024

Bacteria in the gut may alter aging process, study finds

by Nanyang Technological UniversityTissue sections from the gut of both old and young mice that received microbiota transplants, with proliferating intestinal cells in green. Credit: P. Kundu et

Updated on: April 20,2024

Bacteria in the gut may alter aging process, study finds

by Nanyang Technological UniversityTissue sections from the gut of both old and young mice that received microbiota transplants, with proliferating intestinal cells in green. Credit: P. Kundu et

Updated on:April 20,2024

Giving billions of live bacteria to boost the gut health of premature babies

by University of East AngliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainBoosting the milk of premature babies with healthy bacteria may have helped half the number of serious gut problems and infections, according

Updated on: May 19,2024

Giving billions of live bacteria to boost the gut health of premature babies

by University of East AngliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainBoosting the milk of premature babies with healthy bacteria may have helped half the number of serious gut problems and infections, according

Updated on:May 19,2024

Scientists make critical progress toward preventing C. diff infections

by American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyResearchers are working to create an anti-germination drug that could be used to prevent C. diff in susceptible individuals before the in

Updated on: June 03,2024

Scientists make critical progress toward preventing C. diff infections

by American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyResearchers are working to create an anti-germination drug that could be used to prevent C. diff in susceptible individuals before the in

Updated on:June 03,2024

People with advanced bowel cancer are less likely to have participated in cancer screenings

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA collaboration between a team at King's College London led by Peter Sasieni and a QMUL-based group led by Stephen Duffy collected data fr

Updated on: June 14,2024

People with advanced bowel cancer are less likely to have participated in cancer screenings

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA collaboration between a team at King's College London led by Peter Sasieni and a QMUL-based group led by Stephen Duffy collected data fr

Updated on:June 14,2024

Most adults overdue for colorectal cancer screening report not receiving a clinician recommendation

by American College of PhysiciansCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost adults overdue for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening report that they did not receive a screening recommendation from their

Updated on: June 28,2024

Most adults overdue for colorectal cancer screening report not receiving a clinician recommendation

by American College of PhysiciansCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost adults overdue for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening report that they did not receive a screening recommendation from their

Updated on:June 28,2024

Scientists uncover the process behind protein mutations that impact gut health

by St. Michael's Hospital"Though we have discovered a lot regarding the impact of mutations of NOD 1 and NOD 2 on IBD, there hasn't been a satisfying reason as to why some variants c

Updated on: June 03,2024

Scientists uncover the process behind protein mutations that impact gut health

by St. Michael's Hospital"Though we have discovered a lot regarding the impact of mutations of NOD 1 and NOD 2 on IBD, there hasn't been a satisfying reason as to why some variants c

Updated on:June 03,2024

GI cancer detection rates higher during lockdown, but fewer cancers found

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRe-triaging endoscopies to make more urgent cases the priority during Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdowns led to higher cancer detection, according to rese

Updated on: June 20,2024

GI cancer detection rates higher during lockdown, but fewer cancers found

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRe-triaging endoscopies to make more urgent cases the priority during Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdowns led to higher cancer detection, according to rese

Updated on:June 20,2024

New liquid biopsy test to ID lymph node metastasis in early-stage T1 colorectal cancer

by City of Hope National Medical CenterCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Scientists at City of Hope, a world-renowned independent research and treat

Updated on: April 29,2024

New liquid biopsy test to ID lymph node metastasis in early-stage T1 colorectal cancer

by City of Hope National Medical CenterCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Scientists at City of Hope, a world-renowned independent research and treat

Updated on:April 29,2024

A refined microbiome 'fingerprint' method tracks variants of a single gut microbe strain

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamPKS results from hospitalized individuals with COVID-19. A total of 23 KEGG pathways were used to examine a pattern of presence/absence of KEGG

Updated on: April 01,2024

A refined microbiome 'fingerprint' method tracks variants of a single gut microbe strain

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamPKS results from hospitalized individuals with COVID-19. A total of 23 KEGG pathways were used to examine a pattern of presence/absence of KEGG

Updated on:April 01,2024