Fecal transplant trial provides hope for liver disease patients

by King's College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe UK is to launch a clinical trial of a "poo transplant" that researchers believe could treat advanced liver disease and f

Updated on: June 20,2024

Fecal transplant trial provides hope for liver disease patients

by King's College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe UK is to launch a clinical trial of a "poo transplant" that researchers believe could treat advanced liver disease and f

Updated on:June 20,2024

Mini-guts reveal crucial forces that shape the intestinal lining

by Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical ResearchThe gut lining has a brushlike appearance characterized by microscopic pits called crypts and tiny protrusions called villi. Villi contain e

Updated on: May 28,2024

Mini-guts reveal crucial forces that shape the intestinal lining

by Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical ResearchThe gut lining has a brushlike appearance characterized by microscopic pits called crypts and tiny protrusions called villi. Villi contain e

Updated on:May 28,2024

Creating a more accurate model of inflammatory bowel disease

byKyoto UniversityCredit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111049A research team led by Junior Associate Professor Kazuo Takayama, from the Department of Cell Growth and Diffe

Updated on: November 13,2024

Creating a more accurate model of inflammatory bowel disease

byKyoto UniversityCredit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111049A research team led by Junior Associate Professor Kazuo Takayama, from the Department of Cell Growth and Diffe

Updated on:November 13,2024

New findings may fix the replicability crisis in microbiome research

by Judith Myers,University of California - San DiegoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOur bodies are inhabited by trillions of microorganisms, with specific microbes unique to each individual. Th

Updated on: July 08,2024

New findings may fix the replicability crisis in microbiome research

by Judith Myers,University of California - San DiegoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOur bodies are inhabited by trillions of microorganisms, with specific microbes unique to each individual. Th

Updated on:July 08,2024

Respiratory syncytial virus infection with inflammatory bowel disease ups risk for hospitalization

by Lori SolomonAdult patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection have an increased risk for hospitalization, according to a studypublished&nbsp

Updated on: September 02,2024

Respiratory syncytial virus infection with inflammatory bowel disease ups risk for hospitalization

by Lori SolomonAdult patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection have an increased risk for hospitalization, according to a studypublished&nbsp

Updated on:September 02,2024

Fecal transplants correlated to distal symmetric polyneuropathy symptoms

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit:Cell Metabolism(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.06.010Research led by the People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China, has found a connect

Updated on: June 20,2024

Fecal transplants correlated to distal symmetric polyneuropathy symptoms

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit:Cell Metabolism(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.06.010Research led by the People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China, has found a connect

Updated on:June 20,2024

Study finds stool transplants more effective than antibiotics for treating recurring, life-threatening gut infections

by Cochrane ReviewsIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthA new study, published in theCochrane Da

Updated on: April 11,2024

Study finds stool transplants more effective than antibiotics for treating recurring, life-threatening gut infections

by Cochrane ReviewsIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthA new study, published in theCochrane Da

Updated on:April 11,2024

Diarrhea, stomach ache and nausea: The many ways COVID-19 can affect your gut

by Vincent Ho,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageMedia reportsearlier this week described a Queensland nurse with stomach pains who went on to test positive for COVID-19.Could stoma

Updated on: June 20,2024

Diarrhea, stomach ache and nausea: The many ways COVID-19 can affect your gut

by Vincent Ho,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageMedia reportsearlier this week described a Queensland nurse with stomach pains who went on to test positive for COVID-19.Could stoma

Updated on:June 20,2024

Guidelines updated for Barrett esophagus diagnosis and management

In a new American College of Gastroenterology guideline, published in the April issue of theAmerican Journal of Gastroenterology, screening methods have been broadened and guidance has been upda

Updated on: February 19,2024

Guidelines updated for Barrett esophagus diagnosis and management

In a new American College of Gastroenterology guideline, published in the April issue of theAmerican Journal of Gastroenterology, screening methods have been broadened and guidance has been upda

Updated on:February 19,2024

Model predicts CRC risk in ulcerative colitis patients with low-grade dysplasia

For patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), large, unresected, multifocal low-grade dysplasia (LGD) and recent moderate/severe histological inflammation are associated with elevated risk of developing

Updated on: May 28,2024

Model predicts CRC risk in ulcerative colitis patients with low-grade dysplasia

For patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), large, unresected, multifocal low-grade dysplasia (LGD) and recent moderate/severe histological inflammation are associated with elevated risk of developing

Updated on:May 28,2024

More screening vigilance needed to fight chronic liver disease: Study

by QIMR BerghoferCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by QIMR Berghofer published in theMedical Journal of Australiahas highlighted the critical need for doctors to be more vigilan

Updated on: January 24,2024

More screening vigilance needed to fight chronic liver disease: Study

by QIMR BerghoferCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by QIMR Berghofer published in theMedical Journal of Australiahas highlighted the critical need for doctors to be more vigilan

Updated on:January 24,2024

COVID-19 infections raise risk of long-term gastrointestinal problems, finds health data analysis

by Kristina Sauerwein,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisRisks and 1-year burdens of incident post-acute COVID-19 gastrointestinal outcomes compared with the contemporary contr

Updated on: June 08,2024

COVID-19 infections raise risk of long-term gastrointestinal problems, finds health data analysis

by Kristina Sauerwein,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisRisks and 1-year burdens of incident post-acute COVID-19 gastrointestinal outcomes compared with the contemporary contr

Updated on:June 08,2024