Do you need more dietary fiber or less?

by Laurel Kelly,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDietary fiber, also known as roughage or bulk, includes the parts of plant foods your body can't digest or absorb. Unlike other fo

Updated on: January 25,2024

Do you need more dietary fiber or less?

by Laurel Kelly,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDietary fiber, also known as roughage or bulk, includes the parts of plant foods your body can't digest or absorb. Unlike other fo

Updated on:January 25,2024

How IBD is Different From the Stomach Flu

How IBD is Different From the Stomach FluThese conditions have similar symptoms but different treatmentsByAmber J. TrescaUpdated on August 15, 2023Medically reviewed byShadi Ha

Updated on: March 26,2024

How IBD is Different From the Stomach Flu

How IBD is Different From the Stomach FluThese conditions have similar symptoms but different treatmentsByAmber J. TrescaUpdated on August 15, 2023Medically reviewed byShadi Ha

Updated on:March 26,2024

Researchers develop gut-restricted drug to treat inflammatory bowel disease

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineImages on the right are of normal human gut without IBD. Left side images show the dramatic increase of the GCPII protein in humans with IBD. Credit:

Updated on: April 07,2024

Researchers develop gut-restricted drug to treat inflammatory bowel disease

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineImages on the right are of normal human gut without IBD. Left side images show the dramatic increase of the GCPII protein in humans with IBD. Credit:

Updated on:April 07,2024

Researchers identify abrupt epigenetic aging of the colon

by Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI)Pie charts with the cytosine proportion in the particular cluster to all aDMR cytosines; DNA methylation trajectories during aging as Z-sco

Updated on: May 14,2024

Researchers identify abrupt epigenetic aging of the colon

by Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI)Pie charts with the cytosine proportion in the particular cluster to all aDMR cytosines; DNA methylation trajectories during aging as Z-sco

Updated on:May 14,2024

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

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

About half of patients with inflammatory bowel disease have zinc deficiency

The prevalence of zinc deficiency is about 50 percent in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is higher in patients with Crohn disease (CD) than those with ulcerative colitis (UC), according to a stud

Updated on: June 28,2024

About half of patients with inflammatory bowel disease have zinc deficiency

The prevalence of zinc deficiency is about 50 percent in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is higher in patients with Crohn disease (CD) than those with ulcerative colitis (UC), according to a stud

Updated on:June 28,2024

Scientists develop compound that reverses gut inflammation in mice

by Salk InstituteSalk researchers discovered the compound FexD can treat intestinal inflammation in mice. Mice with symptoms similar to inflammatory bowel disease had changes to the cells lining

Updated on: June 03,2024

Scientists develop compound that reverses gut inflammation in mice

by Salk InstituteSalk researchers discovered the compound FexD can treat intestinal inflammation in mice. Mice with symptoms similar to inflammatory bowel disease had changes to the cells lining

Updated on:June 03,2024

Shedding light on the complex flow dynamics within the small intestine

by Tokyo Institute of TechnologyBy inflating and deflating the ABAs to deform the SI section, one can simulate the dynamic flows around the villi. At the same time, fluorescent microbeads can act

Updated on: June 08,2024

Shedding light on the complex flow dynamics within the small intestine

by Tokyo Institute of TechnologyBy inflating and deflating the ABAs to deform the SI section, one can simulate the dynamic flows around the villi. At the same time, fluorescent microbeads can act

Updated on:June 08,2024

A new connection between the gut microbiota and prostate inflammation in aging men

by Impact Journals LLCMicroscopic image of the expression of the cytoplasmic immunohistochemical reaction to IL-6. Credit:Aging(2023). DOI: 10.18632/aging.205091A newresearch paper&n

Updated on: January 25,2024

A new connection between the gut microbiota and prostate inflammation in aging men

by Impact Journals LLCMicroscopic image of the expression of the cytoplasmic immunohistochemical reaction to IL-6. Credit:Aging(2023). DOI: 10.18632/aging.205091A newresearch paper&n

Updated on:January 25,2024

Just don't eat it: Play Doh, dry pasta show little gluten transfer when used for play

by Children's National HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainParents who worry their child with celiac disease may be exposed to gluten at school might be able to strike two common school substanc

Updated on: March 12,2024

Just don't eat it: Play Doh, dry pasta show little gluten transfer when used for play

by Children's National HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainParents who worry their child with celiac disease may be exposed to gluten at school might be able to strike two common school substanc

Updated on:March 12,2024

Toxin provides clues to long-term effects of diarrhea caused by E. coli

by Tamara Bhandari,Washington University School of MedicineToxin-producing E. coli bacteria (green) attach to human intestinal cells expressing the protein CEACAM6 (red). A study from researcher

Updated on: June 25,2024

Toxin provides clues to long-term effects of diarrhea caused by E. coli

by Tamara Bhandari,Washington University School of MedicineToxin-producing E. coli bacteria (green) attach to human intestinal cells expressing the protein CEACAM6 (red). A study from researcher

Updated on:June 25,2024

Fecal transplant plus fibre supplements improve insulin sensitivity in severely obese patients, clinical trial shows

by University of AlbertaA clinical trial led by medicine professor Karen Madsen showed that a single oral fecal transplant followed by fibre supplements improved insulin sensitivity in severely o

Updated on: May 29,2024

Fecal transplant plus fibre supplements improve insulin sensitivity in severely obese patients, clinical trial shows

by University of AlbertaA clinical trial led by medicine professor Karen Madsen showed that a single oral fecal transplant followed by fibre supplements improved insulin sensitivity in severely o

Updated on:May 29,2024