Obesity epidemic results in NAFLD becoming most common cause of liver disease in Europe
World's leading experts gather in Seville to discuss the fastest growing health epidemic in Europe now affecting 1 in 4 ...
Tag: Gastroenterology
Unravelling the mystery of how one gene contributes to Parkinson’s, Crohn’s and leprosy
Research on LRRK2 gene in mice could lead to new treatments, preventionCredit: The Ottawa Hospital Researchers have struggled for years ...
For people with pre-existing liver disease, toxic algae may be more dangerous
UToledo research adds to evidence that new exposure guidelines for microcystin may be needed for those with liver disease or ...
Study shows interactions between bacteria and parasites
Blood flukes and Helicobacter pylori: co-infection changes immune responseCredit: Clarissa Prazeres da Costa / TUM A team at the Technical ...
How do interactions between gut bacteria and fungi exacerbate crohn’s disease?
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center researcher receives NIH funding to investigateCredit: Case Western ...
3D printed pill samples gut microbiome to aid diagnosis and treatment
The pill is the first known working device capable of non-invasively and accurately assessing the profile of bacterial species inhabiting ...
Microrobots show promise for treating tumors
Caltech researchers demonstrate a robotic platform for delivering drugs in the human bodyCredit: Caltech Targeting medical treatment to an ailing ...
E. coli superbug strains can persist in healthy women’s guts
Even without symptoms or antibiotic use, these virulent and multi-drug resistant strains are carried in the gut for long timeCredit: ...
Heart disease biomarker linked to paleo diet
Credit: ECU People who follow the paleo diet have twice the amount of a key blood biomarker linked closely to ...
Routine blood tests could predict diabetes
Large VA study reveals diagnostic potential of random plasma glucose testsCredit: Lisa Pessin Random plasma glucose tests could be used ...
BU faculty member receives Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award
(Boston)--Michelle Long, MD, MSc, assistant professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has been awarded a three-year, ...
Anti-Angiogenesis Drug Discovery and Development, now in its 4th edition
Bentham Science ongoing book series continues to bring more updates anti-angiogenesis drug targets. This volume brings together 7 reviews on ...
Bentham Science publishes 5th volume of Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research — Anti Infectives
The series brings more updates on anti-infective medicine for readers The scope of the book series covers a range of ...
GlycoNet awards $500K to five research projects in Alberta
As the province's leadership in glycomics research grows, investigators continue to work to answer important questions about human and animal ...
NTU Singapore scientists develop probes to detect acute kidney failure early
Probes track changes in biological processes at molecular levelCredit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have ...
Epic research endeavor reveals cause of deadly digestive disease in children
Scientists from Israel and the US pooled their medical and genetic expertise to uncover the origin of an untreatable gastrointestinal ...
How to equip the brake of immunity
Production of lymphocytes that suppress autoimmune diseases and inflammatory bowel diseasesCredit: Toho University Medical School The immune system is indispensable ...
Scientists find urine test could offer a non-invasive approach for diagnosis of IBS
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University Scientists at McMaster University have identified new biomarkers for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in urine, ...
Study provides insights into depression in people with inflammatory bowel disease
Depression is common in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but the actual causes of depression in this group are ...
Medication linked to increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease
Medications that target tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), a protein involved in inflammation, have revolutionized the management of certain autoimmune ...