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Is there a connection between asthma and acid reflux?

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

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
Researchers uncover drivers of healthy gut maintenance

Researchers uncover drivers of healthy gut maintenance

by The Francis Crick InstituteImage of crypts and villi in the small intestine withred markingMTG16 RNAscope andgreen labelling a type ofdifferentiated intestinal cell,&nb

Researchers uncover drivers of healthy gut maintenance

by The Francis Crick InstituteImage of crypts and villi in the small intestine withred markingMTG16 RNAscope andgreen labelling a type ofdifferentiated intestinal cell,&nb
Newly identified protein may help diagnose ulcerative colitis

Newly identified protein may help diagnose ulcerative colitis

by Tohoku UniversitySerum samples of patients with inflammatory bowel disease stored at Tohoku University Hospital. Credit: Yoichi Kakuta et alAn international research collaboration has discover

Newly identified protein may help diagnose ulcerative colitis

by Tohoku UniversitySerum samples of patients with inflammatory bowel disease stored at Tohoku University Hospital. Credit: Yoichi Kakuta et alAn international research collaboration has discover
Survey highlights growing need for psychosocial support in IBD care amid high rates of anxiety and depression

Survey highlights growing need for psychosocial support in IBD care amid high rates of anxiety and depression

by American Gastroenterological AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released new data highlighting how emotional and social challenges

Survey highlights growing need for psychosocial support in IBD care amid high rates of anxiety and depression

by American Gastroenterological AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released new data highlighting how emotional and social challenges
Polygenic risk scores could improve colorectal cancer screening

Polygenic risk scores could improve colorectal cancer screening

by European Society of Human GeneticsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRates of colorectal cancer are high despite widespread adoption of screening programs in many high-income European countries.

Polygenic risk scores could improve colorectal cancer screening

by European Society of Human GeneticsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRates of colorectal cancer are high despite widespread adoption of screening programs in many high-income European countries.
The impact of drugs on gut microbes is greater than we thought

The impact of drugs on gut microbes is greater than we thought

by Shreya Ghosh,European Molecular Biology LaboratoryCommonly prescribed drugs can affect gut microbes in different ways. Credit: Isabel Romero Calvo/EMBLWe are one of the most medicated generat

The impact of drugs on gut microbes is greater than we thought

by Shreya Ghosh,European Molecular Biology LaboratoryCommonly prescribed drugs can affect gut microbes in different ways. Credit: Isabel Romero Calvo/EMBLWe are one of the most medicated generat
Statins linked to lower risk of colorectal cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis

Statins linked to lower risk of colorectal cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis

by Karolinska InstitutetCumulative incidence of incident colorectal cancer (CRC), CRC-related mortality, and all-cause mortality among statin-users and non-statin users. The P values for the thre

Statins linked to lower risk of colorectal cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis

by Karolinska InstitutetCumulative incidence of incident colorectal cancer (CRC), CRC-related mortality, and all-cause mortality among statin-users and non-statin users. The P values for the thre
Cells help immune system tolerate friendly gut bacteria

Cells help immune system tolerate friendly gut bacteria

by Jim Schnabel,Cornell UniversityHistologic image of the healthy mouse intestine where the mucosal immune system must remain tolerant to trillions of beneficial microbes, termed the microbiota.

Cells help immune system tolerate friendly gut bacteria

by Jim Schnabel,Cornell UniversityHistologic image of the healthy mouse intestine where the mucosal immune system must remain tolerant to trillions of beneficial microbes, termed the microbiota.
Dietary folate, magnesium, and dairy products may all help stave off bowel cancer

Dietary folate, magnesium, and dairy products may all help stave off bowel cancer

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainFolate, magnesium, and dairy products may all help stave off bowel cancer, but there's no evidence that garlic or onions, fish, tea or coffe

Dietary folate, magnesium, and dairy products may all help stave off bowel cancer

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainFolate, magnesium, and dairy products may all help stave off bowel cancer, but there's no evidence that garlic or onions, fish, tea or coffe
Recurrence up with incomplete resection of colorectal polyps

Recurrence up with incomplete resection of colorectal polyps

(HealthDay)—The risk for future neoplasia and advanced neoplasia is increased in colon segments after incomplete resection of neoplastic polyps, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in the&nb

Recurrence up with incomplete resection of colorectal polyps

(HealthDay)—The risk for future neoplasia and advanced neoplasia is increased in colon segments after incomplete resection of neoplastic polyps, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in the&nb
The microbiome controls immune system fitness

The microbiome controls immune system fitness

by Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinMicrobiota-induced type I interferons control the functionality of dendritic cells. Credit: Schaupp/ Charité.Working alongside colleagues in Mainz, Bern, Ha

The microbiome controls immune system fitness

by Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinMicrobiota-induced type I interferons control the functionality of dendritic cells. Credit: Schaupp/ Charité.Working alongside colleagues in Mainz, Bern, Ha
Bacteremia risk higher in older patients hospitalized with IBD

Bacteremia risk higher in older patients hospitalized with IBD

(HealthDay)—Older age is associated with an increased risk for bacteremia in hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published in the March issue of the

Bacteremia risk higher in older patients hospitalized with IBD

(HealthDay)—Older age is associated with an increased risk for bacteremia in hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published in the March issue of the