Good bacteria can temper chemotherapy side effects
Naturally occurring gut bacteria can clean up chemo toxins in the body, study findsCredit: Northwestern University In the human gut, ...
Tag: Gastroenterology
Unforeseen links to chronic pancreatitis found in cancer-related signals
Researchers at Osaka University reveal the molecular mechanisms that underlie the development and progression of chronic pancreatitis and identify a ...
Carbohydrate ‘cage’ allows precise drug delivery to the gastrointestinal tract
A GlycoCage technology developed by GlycoNet researchers aims to improve current treatments for inflammatory bowel diseaseCredit: UBC, Michael Smith Laboratories ...
Engineered organism could diagnose Crohn’s disease flareups
Bioengineers create pH-sensing gut bacteria to diagnose inflammatory bowel diseaseCredit: Image courtesy of Jeff Tabor/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 17, ...
Male hormones regulate stomach inflammation in mice
NIH research could lead to new treatment strategies for stomach cancerCredit: Jonathan Busada, Ph.D./NIEHS Scientists at the National Institutes of ...
All gas, no brakes: Testosterone may act as ‘brake pedal’ on immune response
In doing so, a WVU researcher has found it could protect men from stomach inflammationCredit: WVU Photo/Brian Persinger Autoimmune diseases ...
Kefir packs less of a probiotic punch than labels claim
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Gut health is having a moment, with sales of fermented ...
Bacteria do not colonize the gut before birth, says collaborative study
It happens during and after birthCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (May 10, 2021) - It is well known that each ...
Feds back probe of understudied gut nervous system
Uribe wins NIH grant to study enteric nervous system developmentCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 10, 2021) ...
The AGA Research Foundation awards 45 researchers with over $2.5 million in research funding
The Foundation introduced new awards in the 2021 awards cycle addressing diversity of GI investigators and the need for GI-specific ...
Crohn’s disease patients have specific IgG antibodies to human bacterial flagellins
Knowledge of the specific flagellins that drive the pathogenic immune response in Crohn's disease is a step toward a potential ...
Intestinal polyps in close relatives can increase risk of colorectal cancer
Credit: Alexander Donka. Cancer of the colon and rectum is one of the deadliest forms of cancer, and has in ...
A glimmer of hope: New weapon in the fight against liver diseases
Credit: Niigata University Niigata, Japan--Researchers from Niigata University , the University of Tokyo, Osaka University and Tokyo Medical University, Japan ...
Processed diets might promote chronic infections that can lead to disorders such as diabetes
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Processed diets, which are low in fiber, may initially reduce the incidence of foodborne infectious diseases ...