Revolutionizing probiotic therapy: The emergence of CRISPR-Cas engineered strains

byNanJing Agricultural UniversityCRISPR-based genome editing in probiotics. Credit: BioDesign ResearchProbiotics, defined as live microorganisms beneficial to health, have shown promise in areas

Updated on: January 24,2024 16

Revolutionizing probiotic therapy: The emergence of CRISPR-Cas engineered strains

byNanJing Agricultural UniversityCRISPR-based genome editing in probiotics. Credit: BioDesign ResearchProbiotics, defined as live microorganisms beneficial to health, have shown promise in areas

Updated on:January 24,2024 16

New drug application doubles rates of remission in patients with ulcerative colitis

by Amsterdam University Medical CentersEndoscopic 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

Updated on: April 24,2024 14

New drug application doubles rates of remission in patients with ulcerative colitis

by Amsterdam University Medical CentersEndoscopic 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

Updated on:April 24,2024 14

A Special Base Editor: Modifying Gut Bacteria Genes

Credit:www.freepik.com“We have always dreamed of achieving this.” — Xavier Duportet, co-founder of the French biotechnology company Eligo Bioscience and synthetic biologistOn July 10, 2024, a technica

Updated on: July 20,2024 0

A Special Base Editor: Modifying Gut Bacteria Genes

Credit:www.freepik.com“We have always dreamed of achieving this.” — Xavier Duportet, co-founder of the French biotechnology company Eligo Bioscience and synthetic biologistOn July 10, 2024, a technica

Updated on:July 20,2024 0

Best foods to eat when you have a stomach bug

by Shelly Frischmann,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainViral gastroenteritis is an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, headache, musc

Updated on: January 25,2024 16

Best foods to eat when you have a stomach bug

by Shelly Frischmann,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainViral gastroenteritis is an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, headache, musc

Updated on:January 25,2024 16

New inflammatory mechanisms unveiled in the setting of liver disease and liver cancer

New inflammatory mechanisms unveiled in the setting of liver disease and liver cancerbyUniversity of BirminghamCredit:iScience(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107966An international

Updated on: January 24,2024 15

New inflammatory mechanisms unveiled in the setting of liver disease and liver cancer

New inflammatory mechanisms unveiled in the setting of liver disease and liver cancerbyUniversity of BirminghamCredit:iScience(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107966An international

Updated on:January 24,2024 15

Study reveals surprising link between malnutrition and rising antibiotic resistance

byUniversity of British ColumbiaMicronutrient deficiencies reshape gut bacterial community. Weanling C57Bl/6N male mice (n = 10) were given a control or multiple low-micronutrient diet (deficien

Updated on: January 24,2024 16

Study reveals surprising link between malnutrition and rising antibiotic resistance

byUniversity of British ColumbiaMicronutrient deficiencies reshape gut bacterial community. Weanling C57Bl/6N male mice (n = 10) were given a control or multiple low-micronutrient diet (deficien

Updated on:January 24,2024 16

PCR panels reduce costs, hospitalizations and antibiotic use for acute GI infections

by American Society for MicrobiologyAdjusted mean health care cost of index visit, 30-day AGE-related follow-up, and index visit + 30-day AGE-related follow-up among acute infectious gastroenteri

Updated on: June 06,2024 7

PCR panels reduce costs, hospitalizations and antibiotic use for acute GI infections

by American Society for MicrobiologyAdjusted mean health care cost of index visit, 30-day AGE-related follow-up, and index visit + 30-day AGE-related follow-up among acute infectious gastroenteri

Updated on:June 06,2024 7

Study finds COVID-19 vaccines safe for IBD patients

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIBDs, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic conditions that occur when the intestinal immune system becomes over

Updated on: April 11,2024 18

Study finds COVID-19 vaccines safe for IBD patients

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIBDs, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic conditions that occur when the intestinal immune system becomes over

Updated on:April 11,2024 18

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

Updated on: October 26,2024 0

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

Updated on:October 26,2024 0

Presence of parasite infection closely linked to the make-up of the gastrointestinal microbiome

by Katherine Unger Baillie,University of PennsylvaniaScientists Meagan Rubel and Eric Mbunwe process fecal samples in a hunter-gatherer village at dusk. Credit: Tishkoff laboratoryParasite infec

Updated on: June 12,2024 7

Presence of parasite infection closely linked to the make-up of the gastrointestinal microbiome

by Katherine Unger Baillie,University of PennsylvaniaScientists Meagan Rubel and Eric Mbunwe process fecal samples in a hunter-gatherer village at dusk. Credit: Tishkoff laboratoryParasite infec

Updated on:June 12,2024 7

Does cesarean section delivery affect a child's risk of developing gastrointestinal diseases?

by WileyHigh magnification micrograph of Crohn's disease. Biopsy of esophagus. H&E stain. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaNew research published inActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandina

Updated on: May 28,2024 6

Does cesarean section delivery affect a child's risk of developing gastrointestinal diseases?

by WileyHigh magnification micrograph of Crohn's disease. Biopsy of esophagus. H&E stain. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaNew research published inActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandina

Updated on:May 28,2024 6

Researchers examine how microbes in the gut process the plant-based, sulfur-containing sugar sulfoquinovose

by University of KonstanzGut section with fluorescently labelled bacteria. Credit: Huimin YeAn international team of scientists led by microbiologists Professor Alexander Loy from the University

Updated on: April 03,2024 12

Researchers examine how microbes in the gut process the plant-based, sulfur-containing sugar sulfoquinovose

by University of KonstanzGut section with fluorescently labelled bacteria. Credit: Huimin YeAn international team of scientists led by microbiologists Professor Alexander Loy from the University

Updated on:April 03,2024 12