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Transporter's role in gut barrier linked to intestinal dysfunction

Transporter's role in gut barrier linked to intestinal dysfunction

by Leigh MacMillan,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe cotransporter NKCC1 moves sodium, potassium and chloride ions across the cell membrane of many cell types, including intestin

Transporter's role in gut barrier linked to intestinal dysfunction

by Leigh MacMillan,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe cotransporter NKCC1 moves sodium, potassium and chloride ions across the cell membrane of many cell types, including intestin
Diet, not exercise, may be key to addressing our biggest cause of liver disease

Diet, not exercise, may be key to addressing our biggest cause of liver disease

by Edith Cowan UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainEdith Cowan University researchers have found that a chronic disease affecting up to 80 per cent of overweight people may be causing an iron defi

Diet, not exercise, may be key to addressing our biggest cause of liver disease

by Edith Cowan UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainEdith Cowan University researchers have found that a chronic disease affecting up to 80 per cent of overweight people may be causing an iron defi
Wisdom, loneliness and your intestinal multitude

Wisdom, loneliness and your intestinal multitude

by University of California - San DiegoGreater diversity of gut microbes may be associated with greater wisdom or vice versa; similarly less diversity might mean higher likelihood of being lonely

Wisdom, loneliness and your intestinal multitude

by University of California - San DiegoGreater diversity of gut microbes may be associated with greater wisdom or vice versa; similarly less diversity might mean higher likelihood of being lonely
Microbiota medicine: Towards clinical revolution

Microbiota medicine: Towards clinical revolution

by International Society of MicrobiotaGut microbiota is implicated in the right functioning of many organs, such as lungs, kidneys, liver, heart and brain. However, any disruption to the microbiota ho

Microbiota medicine: Towards clinical revolution

by International Society of MicrobiotaGut microbiota is implicated in the right functioning of many organs, such as lungs, kidneys, liver, heart and brain. However, any disruption to the microbiota ho
Piecing together the preterm infant microbiome

Piecing together the preterm infant microbiome

by Alice McCarthy,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe human microbiome—the collection of microbes living in the gut—is now recognized as an important contributor

Piecing together the preterm infant microbiome

by Alice McCarthy,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe human microbiome—the collection of microbes living in the gut—is now recognized as an important contributor
Probiotic 'backpacks' show promise for treating inflammatory bowel diseases

Probiotic 'backpacks' show promise for treating inflammatory bowel diseases

by University of Wisconsin-MadisonThis schematic illustration shows probiotic bacteria (teal) coated in a layer of biomaterial as they travel through a human intestine. Attached to the bacteria a

Probiotic 'backpacks' show promise for treating inflammatory bowel diseases

by University of Wisconsin-MadisonThis schematic illustration shows probiotic bacteria (teal) coated in a layer of biomaterial as they travel through a human intestine. Attached to the bacteria a
Drug decreases gut leakiness associated with ulcerative colitis

Drug decreases gut leakiness associated with ulcerative colitis

by Iqbal Pittalwala,University of California - RiversideDeclan McCole (right) and his graduate student Anica Sayoc-Becerra are seen here examining a culture flask of intestinal epithelial cells

Drug decreases gut leakiness associated with ulcerative colitis

by Iqbal Pittalwala,University of California - RiversideDeclan McCole (right) and his graduate student Anica Sayoc-Becerra are seen here examining a culture flask of intestinal epithelial cells
New study explores next-generation vaccine technology for RSV

New study explores next-generation vaccine technology for RSV

by Calder Biosciences Inc.Screening of dityrosine pairs within the RSV F protein for expression, conformation, and dityrosine bond formation.ARSV F DT-mutants were transfected into 293T ce

New study explores next-generation vaccine technology for RSV

by Calder Biosciences Inc.Screening of dityrosine pairs within the RSV F protein for expression, conformation, and dityrosine bond formation.ARSV F DT-mutants were transfected into 293T ce
AI reduces miss rate of precancerous polyps in colorectal cancer screening

AI reduces miss rate of precancerous polyps in colorectal cancer screening

by Rhoda Madson,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainArtificial intelligence reduced by twofold the rate at which precancerous polyps were missed in colorectal cancer screening, reported

AI reduces miss rate of precancerous polyps in colorectal cancer screening

by Rhoda Madson,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainArtificial intelligence reduced by twofold the rate at which precancerous polyps were missed in colorectal cancer screening, reported
New method detects gut microbes that activate immune cells

New method detects gut microbes that activate immune cells

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCedars-Sinai investigators have developed a method to help identify which human gut microbes are most likely to contribute to a slew

New method detects gut microbes that activate immune cells

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCedars-Sinai investigators have developed a method to help identify which human gut microbes are most likely to contribute to a slew
Study sheds light on how microbiomes might recover from biodiversity loss

Study sheds light on how microbiomes might recover from biodiversity loss

by McGill UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor decades, scientists have wrestled with rival theories to explain how interactions between species, like competition, influence biodiversity. Track

Study sheds light on how microbiomes might recover from biodiversity loss

by McGill UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor decades, scientists have wrestled with rival theories to explain how interactions between species, like competition, influence biodiversity. Track
Persistent racial, ethnic disparities found in survival rates for early-onset colon cancer

Persistent racial, ethnic disparities found in survival rates for early-onset colon cancer

by American Gastroenterological AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFive-year survival for younger adults with colorectal cancer (CRC) improved only for whites between 1992 and 2013, acc

Persistent racial, ethnic disparities found in survival rates for early-onset colon cancer

by American Gastroenterological AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFive-year survival for younger adults with colorectal cancer (CRC) improved only for whites between 1992 and 2013, acc