Study finds microbiota transfer therapy provides long term improvement in gut health in children with autism

by Richard Harth,Arizona State UniversityIn a new study, Arizona State University researchers and their colleagues deeply explore changes in the gut microbiota following microbiota transfer ther

Updated on: April 15,2024

Study finds microbiota transfer therapy provides long term improvement in gut health in children with autism

by Richard Harth,Arizona State UniversityIn a new study, Arizona State University researchers and their colleagues deeply explore changes in the gut microbiota following microbiota transfer ther

Updated on:April 15,2024

Hydrogen generated by Si-based agent attenuates inflammation in ulcerative colitis mouse model

by Osaka UniversityFig. 1. Amount of hydrogen generated per 1 g of the mouse gastrointestinal tract in the control group compared with in the mice given the silicon (Si)-based agent. Credit:&nbsp

Updated on: June 14,2024

Hydrogen generated by Si-based agent attenuates inflammation in ulcerative colitis mouse model

by Osaka UniversityFig. 1. Amount of hydrogen generated per 1 g of the mouse gastrointestinal tract in the control group compared with in the mice given the silicon (Si)-based agent. Credit:&nbsp

Updated on:June 14,2024

Researchers identify enzyme linked to colitis

by Rutgers UniversityEndoscopic image of a bowel section known as the sigmoid colon afflicted with ulcerative colitis. The internal surface of the colon is blotchy and broken in places. Credit: S

Updated on: April 07,2024

Researchers identify enzyme linked to colitis

by Rutgers UniversityEndoscopic image of a bowel section known as the sigmoid colon afflicted with ulcerative colitis. The internal surface of the colon is blotchy and broken in places. Credit: S

Updated on:April 07,2024

Team develops new method of encapsulating fecal bacteria to treat a serious intestinal infection

by University of GenevaAlginate microparticles containing isolated bacterial strains (white particles) and a fecal transplant (brown particles), with a zoom on the structure of the microparticles

Updated on: April 02,2024

Team develops new method of encapsulating fecal bacteria to treat a serious intestinal infection

by University of GenevaAlginate microparticles containing isolated bacterial strains (white particles) and a fecal transplant (brown particles), with a zoom on the structure of the microparticles

Updated on:April 02,2024

Wider search needed to improve outcomes for eosinophilic food allergy, says study

by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterImage created with BioRender. Credit: Cincinnati Children'sThe good news: a monoclonal antibody treatment called benralizumab proved quite

Updated on: April 20,2024

Wider search needed to improve outcomes for eosinophilic food allergy, says study

by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterImage created with BioRender. Credit: Cincinnati Children'sThe good news: a monoclonal antibody treatment called benralizumab proved quite

Updated on:April 20,2024

More turkey dinners for people with celiac disease?

by McMaster UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with celiac disease may find themselves more comfortable with extra Thanksgiving turkey dinners.An international team of researchers led by M

Updated on: May 26,2024

More turkey dinners for people with celiac disease?

by McMaster UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with celiac disease may find themselves more comfortable with extra Thanksgiving turkey dinners.An international team of researchers led by M

Updated on:May 26,2024

Inflammatory bowel disease linked to doubling in dementia risk

by British Medical JournalMicrograph showing inflammation of the large bowel in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic biopsy. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD

Updated on: April 24,2024

Inflammatory bowel disease linked to doubling in dementia risk

by British Medical JournalMicrograph showing inflammation of the large bowel in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic biopsy. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD

Updated on:April 24,2024

Microbes help orchestrate how the gut uses its genes

by Karl Leif Bates,Duke UniversityA confocal microscopy image of small villi in the small intestine shows cell nuclei in blue and absorbed dietary fat in red. Credit: John Rawls Lab, Duke Microb

Updated on: May 17,2024

Microbes help orchestrate how the gut uses its genes

by Karl Leif Bates,Duke UniversityA confocal microscopy image of small villi in the small intestine shows cell nuclei in blue and absorbed dietary fat in red. Credit: John Rawls Lab, Duke Microb

Updated on:May 17,2024

Microbiome therapeutic beats placebo for recurrent C. difficile

(HealthDay)—An investigational microbiome therapeutic composed of purified Firmicutes spores, SER-109, is superior to placebo for treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, according t

Updated on: May 17,2024

Microbiome therapeutic beats placebo for recurrent C. difficile

(HealthDay)—An investigational microbiome therapeutic composed of purified Firmicutes spores, SER-109, is superior to placebo for treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, according t

Updated on:May 17,2024

Rideshare removes hurdle to colonoscopy, pilot study shows

by University of Washington School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA first-of-its kind rideshare study shows that if they are given a way to get to home from a colonoscopy after seda

Updated on: May 21,2024

Rideshare removes hurdle to colonoscopy, pilot study shows

by University of Washington School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA first-of-its kind rideshare study shows that if they are given a way to get to home from a colonoscopy after seda

Updated on:May 21,2024

With age, insufficient tryptophan alters gut microbiota, increases inflammation

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityDrs. Sadanand Fulzele and Carlos Isales. Credit: Augusta UniversityWith age, a diet lacking in the essential amino acid tryptophan—which has a k

Updated on: May 21,2024

With age, insufficient tryptophan alters gut microbiota, increases inflammation

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityDrs. Sadanand Fulzele and Carlos Isales. Credit: Augusta UniversityWith age, a diet lacking in the essential amino acid tryptophan—which has a k

Updated on:May 21,2024

COVID-19 infection may initially present as acute pancreatitis

(HealthDay)—Acute pancreatitis may be a gastrointestinal manifestation of COVID-19, according to research published online Aug. 26 inGastroenterology.Sumant Inamdar, M.B.B.S., from the Universit

Updated on: February 19,2024

COVID-19 infection may initially present as acute pancreatitis

(HealthDay)—Acute pancreatitis may be a gastrointestinal manifestation of COVID-19, according to research published online Aug. 26 inGastroenterology.Sumant Inamdar, M.B.B.S., from the Universit

Updated on:February 19,2024