‘Good cholesterol’ may protect liver
Study in mice, human blood samples, suggests HDL from the intestine may prevent liver inflammationCredit: Brad W. Warner The body's ...
Tag: Gastroenterology
ASMBS Foundation awards research grants for studies related to COVID-19 & obesity
Credit: ASMBS Foundation Newberry, FL - July19, 2021-- The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation today announced ...
Pathogens get comfy in designer goo
Rice, Baylor labs use custom hydrogels to mimic insides of intestines, study infectious bacteriaCredit: Rice University/Baylor College of Medicine HOUSTON ...
No IgA leads to intestinal inflammation in mice
Credit: Department of Immunology, TMDU Tokyo, Japan - While researchers have known for years that immunoglobulin A (IgA) is important ...
Study identifies monoclonal antibodies that may neutralize many norovirus variants
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, ...
Scientists identify new gut-liver drug recycling process
Implications for developing treatments for intestinal diseasesCredit: University of Houston A team of University of Houston pharmaceutical researchers is reporting ...
Keeping the world up to date on irritable bowel syndrome research in China
Scientists condense Chinese studies over the past decade on this common gastrointestinal disorder in a review articleCredit: Chinese Medical Journal ...
Artificial intelligence could be new blueprint for precision drug discovery
Mathematical approach could transform drug development by searching for disease targets, then predicting if a drug will be successfulCredit: UC ...
Chemo upsets gut health in cancer patients
New study challenges role of microbiome disruptionCredit: SA Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) New research in BMC Cancer has ...
Capturing the huge impacts of tiny organisms
Pitt chemical engineer receives $315K from NSF to replicate microbial systemsCredit: Tagbo Niepa (University of Pittsburgh) One of the main ...
Diet plays critical role in NASH progressing to liver cancer in mouse model
When fed diet high in fat and cholesterol, mice that overate became obese, diabetic and developed NASH, which progressed to ...
Exoskeleton-assisted walking may improve bowel function in people with spinal cord injury
Research team shows that physical intervention plans that include walking, not just standing, may enhance multiple measures of bowel functionCredit: ...
Microbial gene discovery could mean greater gut health
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - As the owner of a human body, you're carrying trillions ...
AGA recommends early use of biologics in patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn’s disease
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) issues new clinical guidelines on drug therapy for the management of moderate-to-severe luminal and fistulizing ...