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Study finds higher levels of common diet-associated microbe elevates heart failure risk

Study finds higher levels of common diet-associated microbe elevates heart failure risk

by Cleveland ClinicIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthNew research at Cleveland Clinic expands

Study finds higher levels of common diet-associated microbe elevates heart failure risk

by Cleveland ClinicIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthNew research at Cleveland Clinic expands
Engineers' new capsule aims to deliver drugs—and hope—to GI patients

Engineers' new capsule aims to deliver drugs—and hope—to GI patients

by Rebecca Copeland,University of MarylandActuation and SMAD delivery principle. a) Capsule transits through a GI tract with inflammatory lesions and delivers the SMAD to an inflammatory site fo

Engineers' new capsule aims to deliver drugs—and hope—to GI patients

by Rebecca Copeland,University of MarylandActuation and SMAD delivery principle. a) Capsule transits through a GI tract with inflammatory lesions and delivers the SMAD to an inflammatory site fo
COVID-19: Enzyme targeted by virus also influences gut inflammation

COVID-19: Enzyme targeted by virus also influences gut inflammation

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterThe novel coronavirus as seen under a microscope. Credit: Courtesy of the National Institutes of Health.An enzyme that helps COVID-19 (coronavirus) infect the body a

COVID-19: Enzyme targeted by virus also influences gut inflammation

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterThe novel coronavirus as seen under a microscope. Credit: Courtesy of the National Institutes of Health.An enzyme that helps COVID-19 (coronavirus) infect the body a
Could eating turkey ease colitis? Study suggests extra tryptophan could reduce risk of future flares

Could eating turkey ease colitis? Study suggests extra tryptophan could reduce risk of future flares

byThomas Jefferson UniversityThe amount of ingested dietary L-Trp determines the number of colonic CD4+ T cells via the AhR-GPR15 pathway. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10

Could eating turkey ease colitis? Study suggests extra tryptophan could reduce risk of future flares

byThomas Jefferson UniversityThe amount of ingested dietary L-Trp determines the number of colonic CD4+ T cells via the AhR-GPR15 pathway. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10
Understanding mechanisms of alcohol-associated bowel disease

Understanding mechanisms of alcohol-associated bowel disease

by First Hospital of Jilin UniversityAcetaldehyde and acetate produced by the host may impact directly or indirectly small gut bacterial overgrowth, microbial translocation and changes in the faecal m

Understanding mechanisms of alcohol-associated bowel disease

by First Hospital of Jilin UniversityAcetaldehyde and acetate produced by the host may impact directly or indirectly small gut bacterial overgrowth, microbial translocation and changes in the faecal m
Smart pill could be game changer in diagnosis, treatment of bowel diseases

Smart pill could be game changer in diagnosis, treatment of bowel diseases

by Elizabeth A. Thomson,Materials Research Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT and Boston University researchers and colleagues report a smart pill the size of a blueberry that

Smart pill could be game changer in diagnosis, treatment of bowel diseases

by Elizabeth A. Thomson,Materials Research Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT and Boston University researchers and colleagues report a smart pill the size of a blueberry that
Gut microbiota-derived 7-DHC found to ameliorate circadian rhythm disorders and inflammatory bowel disease

Gut microbiota-derived 7-DHC found to ameliorate circadian rhythm disorders and inflammatory bowel disease

Gut microbiota-derived 7-DHC found to ameliorate circadian rhythm disorders and inflammatory bowel diseaseby Higher Education Press7-DHC alleviated experimental colitis with circadian disruption. Cred

Gut microbiota-derived 7-DHC found to ameliorate circadian rhythm disorders and inflammatory bowel disease

Gut microbiota-derived 7-DHC found to ameliorate circadian rhythm disorders and inflammatory bowel diseaseby Higher Education Press7-DHC alleviated experimental colitis with circadian disruption. Cred
Novel PET radiotracer facilitates early, noninvasive detection of inflammatory bowel disease

Novel PET radiotracer facilitates early, noninvasive detection of inflammatory bowel disease

bySociety of Nuclear MedicineIL12/23p40 immuno-PET/CT imaging of healthy and DSS-treated mice. Representative maximum-intensity projection images of healthy (left) and DSS-treated (right) mice a

Novel PET radiotracer facilitates early, noninvasive detection of inflammatory bowel disease

bySociety of Nuclear MedicineIL12/23p40 immuno-PET/CT imaging of healthy and DSS-treated mice. Representative maximum-intensity projection images of healthy (left) and DSS-treated (right) mice a
Study tracks human milk nutrients in infant microbiome

Study tracks human milk nutrients in infant microbiome

by Cornell UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study in mice helps explain why gut microbiomes of breastfed infants can differ greatly from those of formula-fed infants.The study, &q

Study tracks human milk nutrients in infant microbiome

by Cornell UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study in mice helps explain why gut microbiomes of breastfed infants can differ greatly from those of formula-fed infants.The study, &q
Researchers examine how microbes in the gut process the plant-based, sulfur-containing sugar sulfoquinovose

Researchers examine how microbes in the gut process the plant-based, sulfur-containing sugar sulfoquinovose

by University of KonstanzGut section with fluorescently labelled bacteria. Credit: Huimin YeAn international team of scientists led by microbiologists Professor Alexander Loy from the University

Researchers examine how microbes in the gut process the plant-based, sulfur-containing sugar sulfoquinovose

by University of KonstanzGut section with fluorescently labelled bacteria. Credit: Huimin YeAn international team of scientists led by microbiologists Professor Alexander Loy from the University
A novel targeted molecular therapy for drug-resistant biliary tract cancer

A novel targeted molecular therapy for drug-resistant biliary tract cancer

A novel targeted molecular therapy for drug-resistant biliary tract cancerbyOkayama UniversityWhen human biliary tract cancer cells are transfected with miR-451a, cell proliferation within the c

A novel targeted molecular therapy for drug-resistant biliary tract cancer

A novel targeted molecular therapy for drug-resistant biliary tract cancerbyOkayama UniversityWhen human biliary tract cancer cells are transfected with miR-451a, cell proliferation within the c
For gut microbes, not all types of fiber are created equal

For gut microbes, not all types of fiber are created equal

by Washington University School of MedicineA new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that beneficial gut microbes thrive when fed specific fiber types. The rese

For gut microbes, not all types of fiber are created equal

by Washington University School of MedicineA new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that beneficial gut microbes thrive when fed specific fiber types. The rese