Engineered probiotic can 'sense' inflammatory bowel disease

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityEcN show distinct gene expression changes in response to calprotectin. (A) RNA-seq was performed on EcN that were treated with calprotectin in either mini

Updated on: June 17,2024

Engineered probiotic can 'sense' inflammatory bowel disease

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityEcN show distinct gene expression changes in response to calprotectin. (A) RNA-seq was performed on EcN that were treated with calprotectin in either mini

Updated on:June 17,2024

Osteopontin, a protein not always as bad as it is made out to be

by University of the Basque CountryThe study indicates that osteopontin is necessary to prevent the early onset of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease linked to aging Credit: Kateryna Kon/123RFMeta

Updated on: June 17,2024

Osteopontin, a protein not always as bad as it is made out to be

by University of the Basque CountryThe study indicates that osteopontin is necessary to prevent the early onset of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease linked to aging Credit: Kateryna Kon/123RFMeta

Updated on:June 17,2024

Link between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiota is confirmed

by University of GenevaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. Still incurable, it directly affects nearly one million people in Europe, an

Updated on: February 19,2024

Link between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiota is confirmed

by University of GenevaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. Still incurable, it directly affects nearly one million people in Europe, an

Updated on:February 19,2024

Alzheimer's breakthrough: Genetic link to gut disorders confirmed

by Edith Cowan UniversityClusters of significantly enriched biological pathways for AD and GERD.aKEGG: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways:intestinal immune network

Updated on: February 19,2024

Alzheimer's breakthrough: Genetic link to gut disorders confirmed

by Edith Cowan UniversityClusters of significantly enriched biological pathways for AD and GERD.aKEGG: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways:intestinal immune network

Updated on:February 19,2024

Team develops new method of encapsulating fecal bacteria to treat a serious intestinal infection

by University of GenevaAlginate microparticles containing isolated bacterial strains (white particles) and a fecal transplant (brown particles), with a zoom on the structure of the microparticles

Updated on: April 02,2024

Team develops new method of encapsulating fecal bacteria to treat a serious intestinal infection

by University of GenevaAlginate microparticles containing isolated bacterial strains (white particles) and a fecal transplant (brown particles), with a zoom on the structure of the microparticles

Updated on:April 02,2024

Researchers discover repair properties of a protein critical for wound-healing in gut diseases

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn international team led by the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has discovered novel properties of the protein Gasde

Updated on: April 09,2024

Researchers discover repair properties of a protein critical for wound-healing in gut diseases

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn international team led by the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has discovered novel properties of the protein Gasde

Updated on:April 09,2024

Endometriosis: Our research shows changing your diet may reduce pain symptoms

Updated on: May 05,2025

Endometriosis: Our research shows changing your diet may reduce pain symptoms

Updated on:May 05,2025

Exploring how what you eat and can tell you how your microbiota evolves

by Instituto Gulbenkian de CienciaCredit: CC0 Public DomainOur gut is inhabited by a diverse community of microbes, the gut microbiota. This community, composed of hundreds of different species,

Updated on: May 21,2024

Exploring how what you eat and can tell you how your microbiota evolves

by Instituto Gulbenkian de CienciaCredit: CC0 Public DomainOur gut is inhabited by a diverse community of microbes, the gut microbiota. This community, composed of hundreds of different species,

Updated on:May 21,2024

Infant antibiotic exposure can affect future immune responses toward allergies

by Patti Verbanas,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainExposure to antibiotics in utero and infancy can lead to an irreversible loss of regulatory T-cells in the colon—a valuable

Updated on: March 28,2024

Infant antibiotic exposure can affect future immune responses toward allergies

by Patti Verbanas,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainExposure to antibiotics in utero and infancy can lead to an irreversible loss of regulatory T-cells in the colon—a valuable

Updated on:March 28,2024

New recommendations for harmartomatous polyposis syndrome

by American Gastroenterological AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGastrointestinal hamartomatous polyposis syndromes are rare, hereditary disorders associated with an increased risk of

Updated on: June 28,2024

New recommendations for harmartomatous polyposis syndrome

by American Gastroenterological AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGastrointestinal hamartomatous polyposis syndromes are rare, hereditary disorders associated with an increased risk of

Updated on:June 28,2024

Antibiotics use early in life increases risk of inflammatory bowel disease later in life

by Patti Verbanas,Rutgers UniversityMartin Blaser, director of the Rutgers Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine Credit: Rutgers UniversityEven short, single antibiotic courses given to

Updated on: May 23,2024

Antibiotics use early in life increases risk of inflammatory bowel disease later in life

by Patti Verbanas,Rutgers UniversityMartin Blaser, director of the Rutgers Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine Credit: Rutgers UniversityEven short, single antibiotic courses given to

Updated on:May 23,2024

Team finds new link connecting cell signaling pathway to development of esophageal cancers, Barrett's syndrome

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOf the roughly 20,000 people in the U.S. diagnosed with esophageal cancer this year, just 4,000 are likely to still be alive in

Updated on: April 02,2024

Team finds new link connecting cell signaling pathway to development of esophageal cancers, Barrett's syndrome

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOf the roughly 20,000 people in the U.S. diagnosed with esophageal cancer this year, just 4,000 are likely to still be alive in

Updated on:April 02,2024