Researchers identify driver of inflammatory bowel disease

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterRaftlin1 recruits phospholipids to RORγt and promotes the pathogenicity of Th17 cells. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-406

Updated on: April 07,2024

Researchers identify driver of inflammatory bowel disease

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterRaftlin1 recruits phospholipids to RORγt and promotes the pathogenicity of Th17 cells. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-406

Updated on:April 07,2024

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scientists develop low-cost imaging device for early diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancers

by SPIEThe ultraminiature SFDI system is designed to be incorporated into colonoscopes. By leveraging the phenomenon of light interference, the endoscopic system can reveal information about the

Updated on: March 05,2024

Scientists develop low-cost imaging device for early diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancers

by SPIEThe ultraminiature SFDI system is designed to be incorporated into colonoscopes. By leveraging the phenomenon of light interference, the endoscopic system can reveal information about the

Updated on:March 05,2024

Researchers uncover drivers of healthy gut maintenance

by The Francis Crick InstituteImage of crypts and villi in the small intestine withred markingMTG16 RNAscope andgreen labelling a type ofdifferentiated intestinal cell,&nb

Updated on: April 09,2024

Researchers uncover drivers of healthy gut maintenance

by The Francis Crick InstituteImage of crypts and villi in the small intestine withred markingMTG16 RNAscope andgreen labelling a type ofdifferentiated intestinal cell,&nb

Updated on:April 09,2024

New COVID-19 info for gastroenterologists and patients

by American Gastroenterological AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainA paper published today inClinical Gastroenterology and Hepatologyby clinicians at Icahn School of Medicine at Moun

Updated on: May 11,2024

New COVID-19 info for gastroenterologists and patients

by American Gastroenterological AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainA paper published today inClinical Gastroenterology and Hepatologyby clinicians at Icahn School of Medicine at Moun

Updated on:May 11,2024

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