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.

Updated on: June 25,2024

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.

Updated on:June 25,2024

Moderate exercise in middle and older age cuts time spent in hospital

by University of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainMen and women aged 40-79 are at significantly lower (25-27%) risk of long or frequent hospital admissions if they do some form of physical activ

Updated on: March 12,2024

Moderate exercise in middle and older age cuts time spent in hospital

by University of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainMen and women aged 40-79 are at significantly lower (25-27%) risk of long or frequent hospital admissions if they do some form of physical activ

Updated on:March 12,2024

Researchers identify inherited gene mutation linked to esophageal cancer

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStudying genes in families with a propensity for certain diseases has led to many critical advances in medicine, including the d

Updated on: April 07,2024

Researchers identify inherited gene mutation linked to esophageal cancer

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStudying genes in families with a propensity for certain diseases has led to many critical advances in medicine, including the d

Updated on:April 07,2024

GI cancer detection rates higher during lockdown, but fewer cancers found

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRe-triaging endoscopies to make more urgent cases the priority during Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdowns led to higher cancer detection, according to rese

Updated on: June 20,2024

GI cancer detection rates higher during lockdown, but fewer cancers found

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRe-triaging endoscopies to make more urgent cases the priority during Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdowns led to higher cancer detection, according to rese

Updated on:June 20,2024

Social and economic hardships in childhood may alter gut bacteria in Hispanic adults

by Laura Williamson,American Heart AssociationIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthExperiencing

Updated on: March 27,2024

Social and economic hardships in childhood may alter gut bacteria in Hispanic adults

by Laura Williamson,American Heart AssociationIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthExperiencing

Updated on:March 27,2024

Pain-sensing gut neurons protect against inflammation

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.11.014Neurons that sense pain protect the gut from inflammation and associated tissue d

Updated on: May 19,2024

Pain-sensing gut neurons protect against inflammation

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.11.014Neurons that sense pain protect the gut from inflammation and associated tissue d

Updated on:May 19,2024

Fecal microbial transplants show lack of predictability when no prior antibiotic treatment is given to recipient

by University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA fecal microbial transplant—giving a recipient fecal matter from a donor to change the recipient's gut microbial commun

Updated on: June 22,2024

Fecal microbial transplants show lack of predictability when no prior antibiotic treatment is given to recipient

by University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA fecal microbial transplant—giving a recipient fecal matter from a donor to change the recipient's gut microbial commun

Updated on:June 22,2024

How diet and the microbiome affect colorectal cancer

by Tim Tedeschi,University of CincinnatiJordan Kharofa, MD, right, reviews data. Credit: Colleen Kelley/University of CincinnatiWhile recommended screenings beginning at age 45 have helped decre

Updated on: March 28,2024

How diet and the microbiome affect colorectal cancer

by Tim Tedeschi,University of CincinnatiJordan Kharofa, MD, right, reviews data. Credit: Colleen Kelley/University of CincinnatiWhile recommended screenings beginning at age 45 have helped decre

Updated on:March 28,2024

No treatment change needed for peds IBD during COVID-19 pandemic

(HealthDay)—Preliminary data regarding outcomes for pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak are reassuring, according to resear

Updated on: March 26,2024

No treatment change needed for peds IBD during COVID-19 pandemic

(HealthDay)—Preliminary data regarding outcomes for pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak are reassuring, according to resear

Updated on:March 26,2024

Fungal microbiome: Whether mice get fatter or thinner depends on the fungi that live in their gut

by Kent Willis and Justin D. Stewart,The ConversationFungi make up a small but important part of gut microbiomes. Credit:Mogana Das Murtey and Patchamuthu Ramasamy via Wikimedia Commons,&n

Updated on: March 12,2024

Fungal microbiome: Whether mice get fatter or thinner depends on the fungi that live in their gut

by Kent Willis and Justin D. Stewart,The ConversationFungi make up a small but important part of gut microbiomes. Credit:Mogana Das Murtey and Patchamuthu Ramasamy via Wikimedia Commons,&n

Updated on:March 12,2024

Sleep dysregulation ups risk for inflammatory bowel disease

Short sleep duration and daytime napping appear to increase the risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published online Nov. 9 inAlimentary Pharmacology & Therapeuti

Updated on: May 21,2024

Sleep dysregulation ups risk for inflammatory bowel disease

Short sleep duration and daytime napping appear to increase the risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published online Nov. 9 inAlimentary Pharmacology & Therapeuti

Updated on:May 21,2024

Causal link identified between bipolar disorder, IBD

Bipolar disorder (BD) is causally associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published online Sept. 20 inFrontiers in Genetics.Zhe Wang, from the First Affiliated Hos

Updated on: May 21,2024

Causal link identified between bipolar disorder, IBD

Bipolar disorder (BD) is causally associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published online Sept. 20 inFrontiers in Genetics.Zhe Wang, from the First Affiliated Hos

Updated on:May 21,2024