Human gut-in-a-dish model helps define ‘leaky gut,’ and outline a pathway to treatment
3D human gut organoids reveal molecular system that keeps intestinal linings sealed, demonstrate how the system breaks down and how ...
Tag: Gastroenterology
Biomedical sciences researcher gets $1.67 million federal grant to study gut immunity
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Tim Denning, professor and associate director of the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State ...
Cedars-Sinai to study how fat may promote cancer spread to liver
$9.1 million federal grant to focus on 'cross-talk' between liver and cancer cells that prompts liver metastasisCredit: Photo by Cedars-Sinai. ...
Choosing common pain relievers: It’s complicated
Researchers examine benefits and risks of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsCredit: Florida Atlantic University About 29 million Americans use over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ...
Hepatitis B: New therapeutic approach may help to cure chronic hepatitis B infection
Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München, Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the German Center for Infection ...
Less chemotherapy may have more benefit in rectal cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Chemotherapy used to shrink a tumor before surgery, called neoadjuvant chemotherapy, is becoming more ...
Algae shown to improve gastrointestinal health
Project is the first to test green algae on symptoms related to human digestionCredit: Frank Fields, UC San Diego A ...
Novel communication between intestinal microbes and developing immune cells in the thymus
Regulation of thymic immune development by intestinal microbes in early lifeCredit: Nitya Jain, PhD, BOSTON - Newborns face unique immunological ...
More interventions follow gastric bypass than gastric sleeve, large study shows
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Jan. 15, 2020 - A study involving tens of thousands of bariatric surgery patients found that gastric ...
Common foods can help ‘landscape’ the jungle of our gut microbiome
Compounds in the foods we eat can trigger phage productionCredit: SDSU Researchers at San Diego State University have found a ...
Scientists examine how a gut infection may produce chronic symptoms
Credit: Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology Sometimes the end of an intestinal infection is just the beginning of more misery. Of ...
Persistence of gut microbial strains in twins, living apart after cohabitating for decades
A genomics tool can determine whether twins maintained identical gut strains, even after living apart for years.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ...
Researchers identify new therapeutic target for colorectal cancer
Credit: Mis et al., 2019 Researchers at the University of Toronto have identified a key protein that supports the growth ...
Fatty meal interrupts gut’s communication with the body, but why?
If that second helping of prime rib stuns your gut into silence, is that good or bad?Credit: Duke University/Lihua Ye ...
Math equation predicts and detects liver cancer
UC San Diego researchers pinpoint moment when healthy liver cells become cancerousCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences By combining RNA ...
Researchers develop approach to alter intestinal microbiota, vaccinate against inflammatory diseases
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Targeted immunization against bacterial flagellin, a protein that forms the appendage that enables bacterial mobility, can ...
Potentially toxic chemicals from LCDs in nearly half of household dust samples tested
Credit: Daniel Hallen/USask SASKATOON - Chemicals commonly used in smartphone, television, and computer displays were found to be potentially toxic ...
A study demonstrates the efficiency of a screening strategy to detect liver diseases
Miquel Serra-Burriel, a researcher at the Centre for Research in Health Economics (CRES-UPF), co-author of the article together with researchers ...
New findings on satiety signaling from intestine
Credit: Photo by University of Gothenburg A previously unknown mechanism that suppresses satiety signals from the small intestine is the ...
Empowering mucosal healing with an engineered probiotic
A genetically programmed living hydrogel material facilitates intestinal wound healing and could be developed as a probiotic therapy for patients ...