COVID might raise odds for immune disorders like Crohn's, alopecia

by Steven ReinbergIn rare cases, some patients may develop an autoimmune disease following a bout of COVID, Korean researchers report.Conditions such as alopecia (hair loss), psoriasis, vitiligo (whit

Updated on: January 24,2024 22

COVID might raise odds for immune disorders like Crohn's, alopecia

by Steven ReinbergIn rare cases, some patients may develop an autoimmune disease following a bout of COVID, Korean researchers report.Conditions such as alopecia (hair loss), psoriasis, vitiligo (whit

Updated on:January 24,2024 22

Digestive symptoms are prominent among COVID-19 patients: study

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe American Journal of Gastroenterologypublished today a new study that reveals digestive symptoms, including diarrhea, are common in COVID

Updated on: May 06,2024 17

Digestive symptoms are prominent among COVID-19 patients: study

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe American Journal of Gastroenterologypublished today a new study that reveals digestive symptoms, including diarrhea, are common in COVID

Updated on:May 06,2024 17

Biologists discover signaling pathways potentially associated with pancreatic cancer

by Aran Sullivan,Vanderbilt UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Gastro Hep Advances(2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gastha.2022.02.007Kathleen DelGiorno, assistant professor

Updated on: May 23,2024 6

Biologists discover signaling pathways potentially associated with pancreatic cancer

by Aran Sullivan,Vanderbilt UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Gastro Hep Advances(2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gastha.2022.02.007Kathleen DelGiorno, assistant professor

Updated on:May 23,2024 6

'Humanized' liver in mice reveals roots of chronic diseases

by Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYale researchers have created a functional "humanized" liver in living mice that will help scientists find human-specific mechanisms f

Updated on: May 06,2024 13

'Humanized' liver in mice reveals roots of chronic diseases

by Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYale researchers have created a functional "humanized" liver in living mice that will help scientists find human-specific mechanisms f

Updated on:May 06,2024 13

Stents inspired by paper-cutting art can deliver drugs to the GI tract

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe device has two key elements -- a soft, stretchy tube made of silicone-based rubber, and a plastic coating etched with needles that pop up when the tube

Updated on: May 21,2024 5

Stents inspired by paper-cutting art can deliver drugs to the GI tract

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe device has two key elements -- a soft, stretchy tube made of silicone-based rubber, and a plastic coating etched with needles that pop up when the tube

Updated on:May 21,2024 5

Global gut health experts guide growth of synbiotics

by Lauren Quinn,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChances are you've heard of or even taken probiotics: supplements delivering &quot

Updated on: May 26,2024 8

Global gut health experts guide growth of synbiotics

by Lauren Quinn,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChances are you've heard of or even taken probiotics: supplements delivering &quot

Updated on:May 26,2024 8

Diagnostic accuracy of MRE indices studied for active crohn disease

Magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) indices have high diagnostic sensitivity, but low specificity, for active terminal ileal (TI) Crohn disease (CD), according to a study recently published in the&n

Updated on: April 23,2024 11

Diagnostic accuracy of MRE indices studied for active crohn disease

Magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) indices have high diagnostic sensitivity, but low specificity, for active terminal ileal (TI) Crohn disease (CD), according to a study recently published in the&n

Updated on:April 23,2024 11

Gene mutation weakens virus-fighting protein in the gut, causing rare inflammatory bowel disease

by Haley Wasserman,Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainJohns Hopkins Medicine researchers, in collaboration with national and international researchers, have iden

Updated on: June 12,2024 5

Gene mutation weakens virus-fighting protein in the gut, causing rare inflammatory bowel disease

by Haley Wasserman,Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainJohns Hopkins Medicine researchers, in collaboration with national and international researchers, have iden

Updated on:June 12,2024 5

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

Updated on: June 28,2024 7

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

Updated on:June 28,2024 7

Gut bacteria of malnourished children benefit from key elements in therapeutic food, study shows

byWashington University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial reported in 2021 and conducted by a team of researchers from Washington University School of Medicine

Updated on: January 25,2024 16

Gut bacteria of malnourished children benefit from key elements in therapeutic food, study shows

byWashington University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial reported in 2021 and conducted by a team of researchers from Washington University School of Medicine

Updated on:January 25,2024 16

Common food dye can trigger inflammatory bowel diseases, say researchers

by McMaster UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLong-term consumption of Allura Red food dye can be a potential trigger of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), Crohn's disease and ulce

Updated on: April 09,2024 17

Common food dye can trigger inflammatory bowel diseases, say researchers

by McMaster UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLong-term consumption of Allura Red food dye can be a potential trigger of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), Crohn's disease and ulce

Updated on:April 09,2024 17

Mechanisms of metastasis in particularly aggressive subtype of pancreatic cancer

by Medical University of ViennaA pancreatic islet from a mouse in a typical position, close to a blood vessel; insulin in red, nuclei in blue. Credit: Generated in the Solimena lab, Paul Langerha

Updated on: May 19,2024 6

Mechanisms of metastasis in particularly aggressive subtype of pancreatic cancer

by Medical University of ViennaA pancreatic islet from a mouse in a typical position, close to a blood vessel; insulin in red, nuclei in blue. Credit: Generated in the Solimena lab, Paul Langerha

Updated on:May 19,2024 6