New research on why 'poo' transplants effectively treat C. diff

by University of NottinghamThis photograph depicts Clostridium difficile colonies after 48hrs growth on a blood agar plate; Magnified 4.8X. C. difficile, an anaerobic gram-positive rod, is the mo

Updated on: June 17,2024

New research on why 'poo' transplants effectively treat C. diff

by University of NottinghamThis photograph depicts Clostridium difficile colonies after 48hrs growth on a blood agar plate; Magnified 4.8X. C. difficile, an anaerobic gram-positive rod, is the mo

Updated on:June 17,2024

Building blocks for microbiome research

by Christian Urban,Kiel UniversityThe nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a well-suited model organism for microbiome research. Credit: Antje Thomas, Prof. Hinrich SchulenburgAll multicellular li

Updated on: May 17,2024

Building blocks for microbiome research

by Christian Urban,Kiel UniversityThe nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a well-suited model organism for microbiome research. Credit: Antje Thomas, Prof. Hinrich SchulenburgAll multicellular li

Updated on:May 17,2024

Microbiologists' work adds to research on microbiome fungi and childhood disease

by Geitner Simmons,University of Nebraska-LincolnThomas and Jennifer Auchtung, a husband and wife microbiologist team in Nebraska’s Food Science and Technology Department, were part of an intern

Updated on: May 17,2024

Microbiologists' work adds to research on microbiome fungi and childhood disease

by Geitner Simmons,University of Nebraska-LincolnThomas and Jennifer Auchtung, a husband and wife microbiologist team in Nebraska’s Food Science and Technology Department, were part of an intern

Updated on:May 17,2024

Researchers use old equations coupled with new methods to help decode the massively complex gut microbiome

by Sonia Fernandez,University of California - Santa BarbaraCredit: Dylan Mueller illustrationFor something that has evolved with us over millions of years, and remains part of our physiology ove

Updated on: April 07,2024

Researchers use old equations coupled with new methods to help decode the massively complex gut microbiome

by Sonia Fernandez,University of California - Santa BarbaraCredit: Dylan Mueller illustrationFor something that has evolved with us over millions of years, and remains part of our physiology ove

Updated on:April 07,2024

Early research finds hope in stem cell therapy for perianal fistulas in patients with Crohn's disease

by Mayo ClinicCredit: CC0 Public DomainA dissolvable plug delivered stem cell therapy with few side effects in patients with single tract perianal fistulas, Mayo Clinic researchers discovered. Pe

Updated on: March 13,2024

Early research finds hope in stem cell therapy for perianal fistulas in patients with Crohn's disease

by Mayo ClinicCredit: CC0 Public DomainA dissolvable plug delivered stem cell therapy with few side effects in patients with single tract perianal fistulas, Mayo Clinic researchers discovered. Pe

Updated on:March 13,2024

Researchers discover new drug target for inflammatory bowel disease

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterColonoscopic image of mice lacking the Pak2 gene showing severe colon inflammation. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical centerA set of interacting molecules in immune

Updated on: April 07,2024

Researchers discover new drug target for inflammatory bowel disease

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterColonoscopic image of mice lacking the Pak2 gene showing severe colon inflammation. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical centerA set of interacting molecules in immune

Updated on:April 07,2024

Psychological factors determine poor prognostic outcome in IBD

For adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), psychological factors are an important determinant of poor prognostic outcome, according to a study published online March 23 inGastroenterology

Updated on: May 06,2024

Psychological factors determine poor prognostic outcome in IBD

For adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), psychological factors are an important determinant of poor prognostic outcome, according to a study published online March 23 inGastroenterology

Updated on:May 06,2024

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

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

Could a pill help prevent a leading cause of childhood mortality?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert,Northeastern UniversityNeel Joshi, associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology, is a lead author in aPLOS Pathogenspaper that could lay ground

Updated on: April 02,2024

Could a pill help prevent a leading cause of childhood mortality?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert,Northeastern UniversityNeel Joshi, associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology, is a lead author in aPLOS Pathogenspaper that could lay ground

Updated on:April 02,2024

Older Sydneysiders have the highest rates of inflammatory bowel diseases ever recorded in Australia

by University of SydneyMicrograph showing inflammation of the large bowel in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic biopsy. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0The prevalence of inflammatory bow

Updated on: May 09,2024

Older Sydneysiders have the highest rates of inflammatory bowel diseases ever recorded in Australia

by University of SydneyMicrograph showing inflammation of the large bowel in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic biopsy. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0The prevalence of inflammatory bow

Updated on:May 09,2024

Fungi in gut linked to higher Alzheimer's risk can be reduced through ketogenic diet

by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainSpecific fungi in the gut associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease and found in people with mild cognitive

Updated on: May 19,2024

Fungi in gut linked to higher Alzheimer's risk can be reduced through ketogenic diet

by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainSpecific fungi in the gut associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease and found in people with mild cognitive

Updated on:May 19,2024