Expert tips for holiday feasting without the heartburn

by Sharon Theimer,Credit: CC0 Public DomainSpecial foods are among the pleasures of holiday celebrations. On the negative side, for people with digestive diseases or those who overindulge, holiday fea

Updated on: March 12,2024

Expert tips for holiday feasting without the heartburn

by Sharon Theimer,Credit: CC0 Public DomainSpecial foods are among the pleasures of holiday celebrations. On the negative side, for people with digestive diseases or those who overindulge, holiday fea

Updated on:March 12,2024

Viruses in the guts of centenarians may help them resist pathogens

by Allessandra DiCorato,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCredit: Sonja Vasiljeva, Broad CommunicationsNew research suggests that centenarians—people who live to be at least 100—have a diverse c

Updated on: February 19,2024

Viruses in the guts of centenarians may help them resist pathogens

by Allessandra DiCorato,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCredit: Sonja Vasiljeva, Broad CommunicationsNew research suggests that centenarians—people who live to be at least 100—have a diverse c

Updated on:February 19,2024

Stopping the onset and progression of intractable immune diseases

by Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)Credit: Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)The development of therapeutic drugs for inflammatory bowel disease, an intract

Updated on: March 12,2024

Stopping the onset and progression of intractable immune diseases

by Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)Credit: Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)The development of therapeutic drugs for inflammatory bowel disease, an intract

Updated on:March 12,2024

New way to alter DNA, affect health circumvents gut bacteria

by Laura Red Eagle,University of Wisconsin-MadisonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOur gut microbiome helps us out every day by processing the fiber we can't digest. The bacteria ferment the

Updated on: June 20,2024

New way to alter DNA, affect health circumvents gut bacteria

by Laura Red Eagle,University of Wisconsin-MadisonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOur gut microbiome helps us out every day by processing the fiber we can't digest. The bacteria ferment the

Updated on:June 20,2024

Study investigates assumptions about colonoscopy accuracy

by Argonne National LaboratoryCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthIf you're over 45, chances are your doctor has told you to get screened for colorectal can

Updated on: April 20,2024

Study investigates assumptions about colonoscopy accuracy

by Argonne National LaboratoryCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthIf you're over 45, chances are your doctor has told you to get screened for colorectal can

Updated on:April 20,2024

Immune responses in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases

by Kiel UniversityImmune responses on intestinal mucosal barriers play a key role in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. Depicted here is the interaction between T lymphocytes with human leukocy

Updated on: May 29,2024

Immune responses in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases

by Kiel UniversityImmune responses on intestinal mucosal barriers play a key role in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. Depicted here is the interaction between T lymphocytes with human leukocy

Updated on:May 29,2024

Is there a connection between asthma and acid reflux?

by From Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainAsthma and acid reflux often occur together. It isn't clear why, or whether one causes the other. But we do know that acid reflux can worse

Updated on: May 06,2024

Is there a connection between asthma and acid reflux?

by From Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainAsthma and acid reflux often occur together. It isn't clear why, or whether one causes the other. But we do know that acid reflux can worse

Updated on:May 06,2024

Realizing benefits of probiotics in neonatal intensive care unit requires high-quality products, say pediatricians

by International Scientific Association for Probiotics and PrebioticsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain"Do no harm" is a guiding principle for medical interventions—and especially for vulner

Updated on: June 25,2024

Realizing benefits of probiotics in neonatal intensive care unit requires high-quality products, say pediatricians

by International Scientific Association for Probiotics and PrebioticsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain"Do no harm" is a guiding principle for medical interventions—and especially for vulner

Updated on:June 25,2024

Stigmatizing language on liver transplant center websites may discourage patients from seeking treatment

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe vast majority of liver transplant centers in the United States use language on their websites that can be considered stigmati

Updated on: March 14,2024

Stigmatizing language on liver transplant center websites may discourage patients from seeking treatment

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe vast majority of liver transplant centers in the United States use language on their websites that can be considered stigmati

Updated on:March 14,2024

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

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

Blood biomarker predicts complicated Crohn's disease years before diagnosis: Study

by Jim Oldfield,University of TorontoIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthAn international team

Updated on: April 24,2024

Blood biomarker predicts complicated Crohn's disease years before diagnosis: Study

by Jim Oldfield,University of TorontoIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthAn international team

Updated on:April 24,2024