Discoveries reshape understanding of gut microbiome

by Oklahoma Medical Research FoundationFigure depicting the mucus barrier. Credit: Val Altounian/AAASThe human gut is home to microorganisms that outnumber our cells by a factor of 10 to 1. Now, disco

Updated on: April 29,2024 11

Discoveries reshape understanding of gut microbiome

by Oklahoma Medical Research FoundationFigure depicting the mucus barrier. Credit: Val Altounian/AAASThe human gut is home to microorganisms that outnumber our cells by a factor of 10 to 1. Now, disco

Updated on:April 29,2024 11

Hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury treatment options could be expanded

by First Hospital of Jilin UniversityHRS-AKI diagnostic criteria. HRS-AKI is characterized by a decrease in renal blood flow and glomerular filtration rate. It is diagnosed in the context of a patient

Updated on: January 25,2024 22

Hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury treatment options could be expanded

by First Hospital of Jilin UniversityHRS-AKI diagnostic criteria. HRS-AKI is characterized by a decrease in renal blood flow and glomerular filtration rate. It is diagnosed in the context of a patient

Updated on:January 25,2024 22

Protein that drives liver damage could be a target for treatment

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA severe form of fatty liver disease called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the leading cause of liver transplantation,

Updated on: January 25,2024 13

Protein that drives liver damage could be a target for treatment

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA severe form of fatty liver disease called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the leading cause of liver transplantation,

Updated on:January 25,2024 13

Mapping bacterial neighborhoods in the gut

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyBacteroides fragilis (red) and the epithelial surface (blue) of a mouse colon. Most bacteria are found in the center of the gut lumen, but some r

Updated on: June 12,2024 3

Mapping bacterial neighborhoods in the gut

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyBacteroides fragilis (red) and the epithelial surface (blue) of a mouse colon. Most bacteria are found in the center of the gut lumen, but some r

Updated on:June 12,2024 3

Neonatal meningitis: The immaturity of microbiota and epithelial barriers implicated

by Pasteur InstituteChoroid plexus of mouse neonates. Blue: cell nuclei, green: phalloidin-actin, red: fluorochrome. Credit: Biology of Infection Unit, Institut PasteurMeningitis is associated wi

Updated on: April 29,2024 20

Neonatal meningitis: The immaturity of microbiota and epithelial barriers implicated

by Pasteur InstituteChoroid plexus of mouse neonates. Blue: cell nuclei, green: phalloidin-actin, red: fluorochrome. Credit: Biology of Infection Unit, Institut PasteurMeningitis is associated wi

Updated on:April 29,2024 20

How to Manage a Sensitive Stomach

How to Manage a Sensitive StomachByLindsey DeSoto, RD, LDPublished on August 09, 2022Medically reviewed byShadi Hamdeh, MDEveryone experiencesstomach discomfortfrom

Updated on: March 26,2024 0

How to Manage a Sensitive Stomach

How to Manage a Sensitive StomachByLindsey DeSoto, RD, LDPublished on August 09, 2022Medically reviewed byShadi Hamdeh, MDEveryone experiencesstomach discomfortfrom

Updated on:March 26,2024 0

Differences in gut microbiome linked to risk of death in COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure

by Matt Wood,University of ChicagoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn early 2020, Bhakti Patel, MD, a pulmonary and critical care specialist at the University of Chicago Medicine, and Matthew St

Updated on: March 26,2024 16

Differences in gut microbiome linked to risk of death in COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure

by Matt Wood,University of ChicagoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn early 2020, Bhakti Patel, MD, a pulmonary and critical care specialist at the University of Chicago Medicine, and Matthew St

Updated on:March 26,2024 16

Decoding a direct dialog between the gut microbiota and the brain

by Pasteur InstituteDecoding a direct dialog between the gut microbiota and the brain. Credit: Institut Pasteur / Pascal MarseaudGut microbiota by-products circulate in the bloodstream, regulatin

Updated on: June 06,2024 7

Decoding a direct dialog between the gut microbiota and the brain

by Pasteur InstituteDecoding a direct dialog between the gut microbiota and the brain. Credit: Institut Pasteur / Pascal MarseaudGut microbiota by-products circulate in the bloodstream, regulatin

Updated on:June 06,2024 7

Dieting and its effect on the gut microbiome

by Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinColorized scanning electron microscope image of the gut bacterium Clostridioides difficile. Credit: CDC | Janice CarrResearchers from Charité–Universitätsme

Updated on: June 08,2024 4

Dieting and its effect on the gut microbiome

by Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinColorized scanning electron microscope image of the gut bacterium Clostridioides difficile. Credit: CDC | Janice CarrResearchers from Charité–Universitätsme

Updated on:June 08,2024 4

Scientists develop mathematical index to distinguish healthy microbiome from diseased

by Susan Murphy,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicWhat causes some people to develop chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, cancer and metabolic syndrome while others stay healthy? A major c

Updated on: June 03,2024 4

Scientists develop mathematical index to distinguish healthy microbiome from diseased

by Susan Murphy,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicWhat causes some people to develop chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, cancer and metabolic syndrome while others stay healthy? A major c

Updated on:June 03,2024 4

Scientists map entire human gut at single cell resolution

by University of North Carolina Health CareProtein MUC5b (red) in crypt-resident goblet cells; MUC2 (green) in all goblet cells. Credit: Magness Lab, UNC School of MedicineIf you get nervous, you

Updated on: June 03,2024 3

Scientists map entire human gut at single cell resolution

by University of North Carolina Health CareProtein MUC5b (red) in crypt-resident goblet cells; MUC2 (green) in all goblet cells. Credit: Magness Lab, UNC School of MedicineIf you get nervous, you

Updated on:June 03,2024 3

Belly fat hinders digestive disease medications

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe mass and composition of our bodies can significantly affect the way medications are metabolized and absorbed. Investigators at C

Updated on: June 20,2024 8

Belly fat hinders digestive disease medications

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe mass and composition of our bodies can significantly affect the way medications are metabolized and absorbed. Investigators at C

Updated on:June 20,2024 8