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6 healthy steps to preventing colon cancer

6 healthy steps to preventing colon cancer

Colon cancer can be a devastating diagnosis, but there are a number of steps you can take to reduce your risk of tumors, an expert says.Colorectal canceris the third-leading cause of cancer in t

6 healthy steps to preventing colon cancer

Colon cancer can be a devastating diagnosis, but there are a number of steps you can take to reduce your risk of tumors, an expert says.Colorectal canceris the third-leading cause of cancer in t
E. coli bacteria found to exploit Crohn's disease inflammation

E. coli bacteria found to exploit Crohn's disease inflammation

by Cornell UniversityEscherichia coli. Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIHA multi-year study of the role of E. coligut bacteria in Crohn's disease finds that intestinal infl

E. coli bacteria found to exploit Crohn's disease inflammation

by Cornell UniversityEscherichia coli. Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIHA multi-year study of the role of E. coligut bacteria in Crohn's disease finds that intestinal infl
Norovirus link to Crohn's disease may point to new therapies

Norovirus link to Crohn's disease may point to new therapies

by NYU Langone HealthHigh magnification micrograph of Crohn's disease. Biopsy of esophagus. H&E stain. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaA new study may have solved a mystery surrounding Crohn&#39

Norovirus link to Crohn's disease may point to new therapies

by NYU Langone HealthHigh magnification micrograph of Crohn's disease. Biopsy of esophagus. H&E stain. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaA new study may have solved a mystery surrounding Crohn&#39
Pre- and probiotics keep intestinal barriers strong

Pre- and probiotics keep intestinal barriers strong

by Tracey Peake,North Carolina State UniversityCredit: Alicia Harper, PexelsWe hear a lot about how probiotics are key to gut health, and therefore an important component of overall health. The

Pre- and probiotics keep intestinal barriers strong

by Tracey Peake,North Carolina State UniversityCredit: Alicia Harper, PexelsWe hear a lot about how probiotics are key to gut health, and therefore an important component of overall health. The
Mini-guts reveal crucial forces that shape the intestinal lining

Mini-guts reveal crucial forces that shape the intestinal lining

by Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical ResearchThe gut lining has a brushlike appearance characterized by microscopic pits called crypts and tiny protrusions called villi. Villi contain e

Mini-guts reveal crucial forces that shape the intestinal lining

by Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical ResearchThe gut lining has a brushlike appearance characterized by microscopic pits called crypts and tiny protrusions called villi. Villi contain e
Research shows stimulating tuft cell production reverses intestinal inflammation

Research shows stimulating tuft cell production reverses intestinal inflammation

by Marissa Shapiro,Vanderbilt UniversityRestoration of the finger-like architecture of the intestine upon tuft cell stimulation in Crohn’s disease model (left) untreated, (right) treated. Arrows

Research shows stimulating tuft cell production reverses intestinal inflammation

by Marissa Shapiro,Vanderbilt UniversityRestoration of the finger-like architecture of the intestine upon tuft cell stimulation in Crohn’s disease model (left) untreated, (right) treated. Arrows
A molecular switch for stomach disease

A molecular switch for stomach disease

by University of Erlangen-NurembergImmune receptor TLR5 is activated by type IV secretion protein CagL from H. pylori. This leads to a signal cascade, which in turn leads to messenger substances

A molecular switch for stomach disease

by University of Erlangen-NurembergImmune receptor TLR5 is activated by type IV secretion protein CagL from H. pylori. This leads to a signal cascade, which in turn leads to messenger substances
Understanding C. diff infection

Understanding C. diff infection

by Laurel Kelly,Mayo ClinicA medical illustration of Clostridioides difficile bacteria, formerly known as Clostridium difficile, presented in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Understanding C. diff infection

by Laurel Kelly,Mayo ClinicA medical illustration of Clostridioides difficile bacteria, formerly known as Clostridium difficile, presented in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Study zeroes in on genes involved in Crohn's disease

Study zeroes in on genes involved in Crohn's disease

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn international consortium of researchers has identified genetic variants in 10 genes that elevate a person's susceptibility to Cro

Study zeroes in on genes involved in Crohn's disease

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn international consortium of researchers has identified genetic variants in 10 genes that elevate a person's susceptibility to Cro
Uncovering the links between diet, gut health and immunity

Uncovering the links between diet, gut health and immunity

by University of SydneyModel of high protein diet in the induction of sIgA response. High protein diet feeding promotes succinate production by the gut microbiota. High levels of luminal succinat

Uncovering the links between diet, gut health and immunity

by University of SydneyModel of high protein diet in the induction of sIgA response. High protein diet feeding promotes succinate production by the gut microbiota. High levels of luminal succinat
Research finds that molecules in vegetables can help to ease lung infection

Research finds that molecules in vegetables can help to ease lung infection

by The Francis Crick InstituteImage of the mouse lung showing endothelial cells lining the blood vessels in red and nuclei of the cells in blue. Air spaces are the dark areas of the image.

Research finds that molecules in vegetables can help to ease lung infection

by The Francis Crick InstituteImage of the mouse lung showing endothelial cells lining the blood vessels in red and nuclei of the cells in blue. Air spaces are the dark areas of the image.
Explaining why people do not have an immune response to food

Explaining why people do not have an immune response to food

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School has looked into the question of why most people do not develop an imm

Explaining why people do not have an immune response to food

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School has looked into the question of why most people do not develop an imm