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Assessing symptoms, blood, stool markers best for identifying pediatric IBD

Assessing symptoms, blood, stool markers best for identifying pediatric IBD

(HealthDay)—For pediatric patients with nonbloody diarrhea, evaluating symptoms plus blood and stool markers is the optimal test strategy for predicting inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to

Assessing symptoms, blood, stool markers best for identifying pediatric IBD

(HealthDay)—For pediatric patients with nonbloody diarrhea, evaluating symptoms plus blood and stool markers is the optimal test strategy for predicting inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to
Consumer Health: What is IBS?

Consumer Health: What is IBS?

by Laurel KellyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainApril is IBS Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS.Research suggests that about 12% of people in

Consumer Health: What is IBS?

by Laurel KellyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainApril is IBS Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS.Research suggests that about 12% of people in
It takes cellular teamwork to heal the intestine

It takes cellular teamwork to heal the intestine

by Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a more detailed picture of how the intestinal epithelium—the lining of the intestine

It takes cellular teamwork to heal the intestine

by Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a more detailed picture of how the intestinal epithelium—the lining of the intestine
Computer-assisted colonoscopy identifies more precancerous polyps compared to traditional colonoscopy

Computer-assisted colonoscopy identifies more precancerous polyps compared to traditional colonoscopy

by NYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainColonoscopies performed with computer-aided detection, or artificial intelligence, (AI) saw an increase in the overall rate of detection of

Computer-assisted colonoscopy identifies more precancerous polyps compared to traditional colonoscopy

by NYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainColonoscopies performed with computer-aided detection, or artificial intelligence, (AI) saw an increase in the overall rate of detection of
Ketogenic diets alter gut microbiome in humans, mice

Ketogenic diets alter gut microbiome in humans, mice

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainLow-carb, high-fat ketogenic diets, which have attractedpublic interest in recent yearsfor their proposed benefits i

Ketogenic diets alter gut microbiome in humans, mice

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainLow-carb, high-fat ketogenic diets, which have attractedpublic interest in recent yearsfor their proposed benefits i
Recurrent infections of salmonella can lead to colitis

Recurrent infections of salmonella can lead to colitis

by Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteRecurrent infections of Salmonella, a common human food poisoning pathogen, can lead to colitis. Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discov

Recurrent infections of salmonella can lead to colitis

by Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteRecurrent infections of Salmonella, a common human food poisoning pathogen, can lead to colitis. Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discov
Study finds microbiota transfer therapy provides long term improvement in gut health in children with autism

Study finds microbiota transfer therapy provides long term improvement in gut health in children with autism

by Richard Harth,Arizona State UniversityIn a new study, Arizona State University researchers and their colleagues deeply explore changes in the gut microbiota following microbiota transfer ther

Study finds microbiota transfer therapy provides long term improvement in gut health in children with autism

by Richard Harth,Arizona State UniversityIn a new study, Arizona State University researchers and their colleagues deeply explore changes in the gut microbiota following microbiota transfer ther
Could a poo transplant one day be the secret of eternal youth?

Could a poo transplant one day be the secret of eternal youth?

by University of East AngliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainFecal transplants could one day be used as a therapy to restore cognitive function in the elderly—according to new research from the Universit

Could a poo transplant one day be the secret of eternal youth?

by University of East AngliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainFecal transplants could one day be used as a therapy to restore cognitive function in the elderly—according to new research from the Universit
A poo transplant successfully treated a man who was brewing alcohol in his own gut

A poo transplant successfully treated a man who was brewing alcohol in his own gut

by American College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainClinicians who have patients with gut fermentation syndrome should consider treatment with fecal microbiota transplantation, espe

A poo transplant successfully treated a man who was brewing alcohol in his own gut

by American College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainClinicians who have patients with gut fermentation syndrome should consider treatment with fecal microbiota transplantation, espe
New knowledge on lymphoid cell maturity could lead to more effective IBD therapies

New knowledge on lymphoid cell maturity could lead to more effective IBD therapies

by Karolinska InstitutetMicrograph showing inflammation of the large bowel in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic biopsy. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A research group at Karolinska In

New knowledge on lymphoid cell maturity could lead to more effective IBD therapies

by Karolinska InstitutetMicrograph showing inflammation of the large bowel in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic biopsy. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A research group at Karolinska In