How diet and medication impact gut bacteria and human health

by Christian Urban,Kiel UniversityThe nematode Caenorhabditis elegans served as a model system to study microbe-host-drug interactions. Credit: Dr. Filipe Cabreiro, Host-Microbe Co-Metabolism Gr

Updated on: March 28,2024

How diet and medication impact gut bacteria and human health

by Christian Urban,Kiel UniversityThe nematode Caenorhabditis elegans served as a model system to study microbe-host-drug interactions. Credit: Dr. Filipe Cabreiro, Host-Microbe Co-Metabolism Gr

Updated on:March 28,2024

High risk of severe infections found among individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a nationwide Swedish study involving more than 12,000 individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), researchers found a si

Updated on: March 26,2024

High risk of severe infections found among individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a nationwide Swedish study involving more than 12,000 individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), researchers found a si

Updated on:March 26,2024

Microscopic colitis explained—and why it's often mistaken for IBS

by David Bergman,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageIn 1976, a Swedish pathologist, C.G Lindström, published apaperdescribing a colonic anomaly. Through his microscope, he not

Updated on: January 24,2024

Microscopic colitis explained—and why it's often mistaken for IBS

by David Bergman,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageIn 1976, a Swedish pathologist, C.G Lindström, published apaperdescribing a colonic anomaly. Through his microscope, he not

Updated on:January 24,2024

New gut-brain link: how gut mucus could help treat brain disorders

by RMIT UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMucus is the first line of defence against bad bacteria in our gut. But could it also be part of our defence against diseases of the brain?Bacterial imb

Updated on: May 06,2024

New gut-brain link: how gut mucus could help treat brain disorders

by RMIT UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMucus is the first line of defence against bad bacteria in our gut. But could it also be part of our defence against diseases of the brain?Bacterial imb

Updated on:May 06,2024

Gut bacteria and inflammatory bowel disease: Exploring the potential of prebiotics

by First Hospital of Jilin UniversityInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) depletes the microbial ecosystem within the gastrointestinal tract leading to inflammation and metabolic dysfunction. Prebiotics h

Updated on: May 14,2024

Gut bacteria and inflammatory bowel disease: Exploring the potential of prebiotics

by First Hospital of Jilin UniversityInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) depletes the microbial ecosystem within the gastrointestinal tract leading to inflammation and metabolic dysfunction. Prebiotics h

Updated on:May 14,2024

CRC screening uptake no better with use of fecal immunochemical testing in at-risk individuals

CRC screening uptake no better with use of fecal immunochemical testing in at-risk individualsby Elana GotkineFor first-degree relatives of patients with nonsyndromic colorectal cancer (CRC), fecal im

Updated on: January 24,2024

CRC screening uptake no better with use of fecal immunochemical testing in at-risk individuals

CRC screening uptake no better with use of fecal immunochemical testing in at-risk individualsby Elana GotkineFor first-degree relatives of patients with nonsyndromic colorectal cancer (CRC), fecal im

Updated on:January 24,2024

New treatment for recurrence of C. difficile infection approved by FDA

by Liam Connolly,UC DavisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved VOWST, a microbiota-based therapeutic to prevent recurrence of C. difficile Inf

Updated on: February 21,2024

New treatment for recurrence of C. difficile infection approved by FDA

by Liam Connolly,UC DavisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved VOWST, a microbiota-based therapeutic to prevent recurrence of C. difficile Inf

Updated on:February 21,2024

Research sheds new light on pancreatic cancer metastasis

by University of OklahomaMin Li, Ph.D. Credit: OU MedicineWith an overall survival rate of 9% for those diagnosed, pancreatic cancer remains exceedingly difficult to treat. However, the patient&#

Updated on: April 03,2024

Research sheds new light on pancreatic cancer metastasis

by University of OklahomaMin Li, Ph.D. Credit: OU MedicineWith an overall survival rate of 9% for those diagnosed, pancreatic cancer remains exceedingly difficult to treat. However, the patient&#

Updated on:April 03,2024

New guidelines address treatment of anorectal abscess, anal fistula, and rectovaginal fistula

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons has issued updated guidelines for physicians, published inDiseases of the Colon &a

Updated on: April 24,2024

New guidelines address treatment of anorectal abscess, anal fistula, and rectovaginal fistula

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons has issued updated guidelines for physicians, published inDiseases of the Colon &a

Updated on:April 24,2024

Do you need more dietary fiber or less?

by Laurel Kelly,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDietary fiber, also known as roughage or bulk, includes the parts of plant foods your body can't digest or absorb. Unlike other fo

Updated on: January 25,2024

Do you need more dietary fiber or less?

by Laurel Kelly,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDietary fiber, also known as roughage or bulk, includes the parts of plant foods your body can't digest or absorb. Unlike other fo

Updated on:January 25,2024

Mapping bacterial neighborhoods in the gut

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyBacteroides fragilis (red) and the epithelial surface (blue) of a mouse colon. Most bacteria are found in the center of the gut lumen, but some r

Updated on: June 12,2024

Mapping bacterial neighborhoods in the gut

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyBacteroides fragilis (red) and the epithelial surface (blue) of a mouse colon. Most bacteria are found in the center of the gut lumen, but some r

Updated on:June 12,2024

Dual-action antibiotic found that kills C. difficile, preventing reinfections

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressC. difficile spore (gold) emerging from a bacterium (turquoise). Credit: Jeshina Janardhanan and Yuanyuan QianA team of biochemists at the University of Notre Dame has fou

Updated on: June 22,2024

Dual-action antibiotic found that kills C. difficile, preventing reinfections

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressC. difficile spore (gold) emerging from a bacterium (turquoise). Credit: Jeshina Janardhanan and Yuanyuan QianA team of biochemists at the University of Notre Dame has fou

Updated on:June 22,2024