Research in mice suggests zinc supplements have potential value to directly treat short bowel syndrome

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineResearchers used human intestinal organoids in their study. This confocal immunofluorescence image shows a stem cell-derived human intestinal organoi

Updated on: November 13,2024 0

Research in mice suggests zinc supplements have potential value to directly treat short bowel syndrome

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineResearchers used human intestinal organoids in their study. This confocal immunofluorescence image shows a stem cell-derived human intestinal organoi

Updated on:November 13,2024 0

75 sickened as McDonald's severe E. coli outbreak expands

Escherichia coli. Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIHA severe outbreak of E. coli linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers has expanded to 75 reported cases, mainly in the western

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75 sickened as McDonald's severe E. coli outbreak expands

Escherichia coli. Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIHA severe outbreak of E. coli linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers has expanded to 75 reported cases, mainly in the western

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Key receptor reveals how gut cells detect harmful invaders

byOsaka UniversityPyruvate-mediated GPR31 activation enhances human intestinal conventional type 1 dendritic cell (cDC1) function by facilitating transepithelial dendrite formation, which improv

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Key receptor reveals how gut cells detect harmful invaders

byOsaka UniversityPyruvate-mediated GPR31 activation enhances human intestinal conventional type 1 dendritic cell (cDC1) function by facilitating transepithelial dendrite formation, which improv

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Investigating the role of mucin O-glycans and food-derived glycoproteins in the growth of gut bacteria

by TranSpreadSchematic representation of glycoprotein sources and derivatives influencing the growth of A. muciniphila. Credit:Food Materials Research(2024). DOI: 10.48130/fmr-0024-0013A r

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Investigating the role of mucin O-glycans and food-derived glycoproteins in the growth of gut bacteria

by TranSpreadSchematic representation of glycoprotein sources and derivatives influencing the growth of A. muciniphila. Credit:Food Materials Research(2024). DOI: 10.48130/fmr-0024-0013A r

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Gut microbe enzyme with surprising metabolic capabilities offers new therapeutic possibilities

byWashington University School of MedicineResearchers at WashU Medicine have discovered a gut bacterial enzyme with previously unknown metabolic capabilities. Shown are the structures of the bac

Updated on: October 31,2024 0

Gut microbe enzyme with surprising metabolic capabilities offers new therapeutic possibilities

byWashington University School of MedicineResearchers at WashU Medicine have discovered a gut bacterial enzyme with previously unknown metabolic capabilities. Shown are the structures of the bac

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Cellular roadmap reveals new paths to treating inflammatory bowel disease

byUniversity of OxfordAn overview of the TAURUS study. Credit:Nature Immunology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-01994-8In a world first, researchers at the Kennedy Institute, Oxford h

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Cellular roadmap reveals new paths to treating inflammatory bowel disease

byUniversity of OxfordAn overview of the TAURUS study. Credit:Nature Immunology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-01994-8In a world first, researchers at the Kennedy Institute, Oxford h

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Professional ice hockey: Depressive symptoms and burnout linked to more concussions

byLund UniversityCredit: Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsElite ice hockey players with a history of concussion report heightened mental health symptoms, according to a new study from Lund Univers

Updated on: October 28,2024 0

Professional ice hockey: Depressive symptoms and burnout linked to more concussions

byLund UniversityCredit: Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsElite ice hockey players with a history of concussion report heightened mental health symptoms, according to a new study from Lund Univers

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Colon cancer risk linked to p53 gene in ulcerative colitis

byMax Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineEndoscopic image of a bowel section known as the sigmoid colon afflicted with ulcerative colitis. The internal surface of the colon is blotchy and bro

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Colon cancer risk linked to p53 gene in ulcerative colitis

byMax Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineEndoscopic image of a bowel section known as the sigmoid colon afflicted with ulcerative colitis. The internal surface of the colon is blotchy and bro

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Colonoscopies among the young are on the rise

by Ernie MundellColon cancers are increasing among younger Americans, so much so that experts advised in 2021 that colonoscopy screening begins at the age of 45, not 50 as had been previously recommen

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Colonoscopies among the young are on the rise

by Ernie MundellColon cancers are increasing among younger Americans, so much so that experts advised in 2021 that colonoscopy screening begins at the age of 45, not 50 as had been previously recommen

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Tuft cells act as regenerative stem cells in the human intestine, study finds

byHubrecht InstituteProliferating tuft cells also exsit in human primary intestine tissue. Credit: Lulu Huang, Daniel Krueger / Hubrecht InstituteIntestinal tuft cells divide to make new cells w

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Tuft cells act as regenerative stem cells in the human intestine, study finds

byHubrecht InstituteProliferating tuft cells also exsit in human primary intestine tissue. Credit: Lulu Huang, Daniel Krueger / Hubrecht InstituteIntestinal tuft cells divide to make new cells w

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Scientists develop mRNA vaccine that protects mice against intestinal C. difficile bacteria

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressModel figure. (A) C. difficile toxins target the intestinal epithelium and cause severe pathology and gastrointestinal disease leading to morbidity and mortality. (B) When

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Scientists develop mRNA vaccine that protects mice against intestinal C. difficile bacteria

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressModel figure. (A) C. difficile toxins target the intestinal epithelium and cause severe pathology and gastrointestinal disease leading to morbidity and mortality. (B) When

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Gut microbiome found to influence location of immune cells

byMax Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineImages of the colons of conventional (left) and germ free (right) mice showing how bacterial colonization affects the distribution of immune cells alo

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Gut microbiome found to influence location of immune cells

byMax Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineImages of the colons of conventional (left) and germ free (right) mice showing how bacterial colonization affects the distribution of immune cells alo

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