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Study finds stool transplants more effective than antibiotics for treating recurring, life-threatening gut infections

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Smectite promotes probiotic biofilm formation in gut for cancer immunotherapy

by Nanjing University School of Life SciencesSmectite microspheres specifically support the typical probiotics, L. acidophilus and B. longum to form biofilms on the surface. Credit: Lei Dong, Nanjing

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Smectite promotes probiotic biofilm formation in gut for cancer immunotherapy

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Researcher: Spicy food might burn in the moment, but it likely won't harm your health in the long term

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Research into use of diabetes medication for treatment of metastatic prostate cancer

byMedical University of ViennaCredit: AI-generated imagePatients with localized prostate cancer have a good chance of survival, but mortality rates among those with advanced, metastatic forms of

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byMedical University of ViennaCredit: AI-generated imagePatients with localized prostate cancer have a good chance of survival, but mortality rates among those with advanced, metastatic forms of

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Digestive System Diseases

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Navigating the digestive tract: Study offers first detailed map of the small intestine

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceAn image of tissue from the human small intestine obtained with the help of fluorescent dyes that made it possible to mark numerous proteins in parallel, thereby m

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Updated guidelines published for evaluating and managing chronic constipation

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) has issued updated guidelines on how to evaluate and manage chronic constipation. The re

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Updated guidelines published for evaluating and managing chronic constipation

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Diabetic Stomach Pain: Causes and Treatment

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Study finds link between fungal microbes in infant gut and body weight

by University of CalgaryGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100928Researchers in the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) at the University of

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Study finds link between fungal microbes in infant gut and body weight

by University of CalgaryGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100928Researchers in the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) at the University of

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Food additive E551 could promote celiac disease

by INRAE—National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and EnvironmentIntestinal immune response in mice after oral exposure to food-grade SiO2. (A) The protocol for testing the effects on intesti

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Food additive E551 could promote celiac disease

by INRAE—National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and EnvironmentIntestinal immune response in mice after oral exposure to food-grade SiO2. (A) The protocol for testing the effects on intesti

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Colon cancer risk linked to p53 gene in ulcerative colitis

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Colon cancer risk linked to p53 gene in ulcerative colitis

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How a Japanese herbal medicine protects the gut against inflammatory bowel disease

by RIKENDKT protects the integrity of colonic epithelium by upregulating Muc2, the antimicrobial peptide gene Reg3 and the fucosyltransferase gene Fut2. (A) Muc2 mRNA expression in the colonic en

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How a Japanese herbal medicine protects the gut against inflammatory bowel disease

by RIKENDKT protects the integrity of colonic epithelium by upregulating Muc2, the antimicrobial peptide gene Reg3 and the fucosyltransferase gene Fut2. (A) Muc2 mRNA expression in the colonic en

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