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Hydrogen peroxide keeps gut bacteria away from the colon lining

Hydrogen peroxide keeps gut bacteria away from the colon lining

by UC DavisCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists at UC Davis Health have discovered that an enzyme in the colon lining releases hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) - a known disinfecting compound- to protect

Hydrogen peroxide keeps gut bacteria away from the colon lining

by UC DavisCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists at UC Davis Health have discovered that an enzyme in the colon lining releases hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) - a known disinfecting compound- to protect
What do you know about pancreatitis?

What do you know about pancreatitis?

by Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, a long, flat gland that lies horizontally behind your stomach. The pancreas produ

What do you know about pancreatitis?

by Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, a long, flat gland that lies horizontally behind your stomach. The pancreas produ
A poo transplant successfully treated a man who was brewing alcohol in his own gut

A poo transplant successfully treated a man who was brewing alcohol in his own gut

by American College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainClinicians who have patients with gut fermentation syndrome should consider treatment with fecal microbiota transplantation, espe

A poo transplant successfully treated a man who was brewing alcohol in his own gut

by American College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainClinicians who have patients with gut fermentation syndrome should consider treatment with fecal microbiota transplantation, espe
Genetic study sheds light on why people get hemorrhoids

Genetic study sheds light on why people get hemorrhoids

by Monash UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainHemorrhoids, also called piles, affect a large portion of the population, for reasons that have mostly remained unknown.Now an international study whi

Genetic study sheds light on why people get hemorrhoids

by Monash UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainHemorrhoids, also called piles, affect a large portion of the population, for reasons that have mostly remained unknown.Now an international study whi
Better methods needed for predicting risk of liver disease

Better methods needed for predicting risk of liver disease

by Karolinska InstitutetHannes Hagström, associate professor at the Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet (Solna and Huddinge), Sweden. Credit: Ulf SirbornWhile blood samples can reliably

Better methods needed for predicting risk of liver disease

by Karolinska InstitutetHannes Hagström, associate professor at the Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet (Solna and Huddinge), Sweden. Credit: Ulf SirbornWhile blood samples can reliably
New findings on the effects of COVID-19 on the colon

New findings on the effects of COVID-19 on the colon

by Johannes Angerer,Medical University of ViennaGraphical abstract. Credit:International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2022). DOI: 10.3390/ijms231810451Although SARS-CoV-2 infections

New findings on the effects of COVID-19 on the colon

by Johannes Angerer,Medical University of ViennaGraphical abstract. Credit:International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2022). DOI: 10.3390/ijms231810451Although SARS-CoV-2 infections
Ketogenic diets alter gut microbiome in humans, mice

Ketogenic diets alter gut microbiome in humans, mice

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainLow-carb, high-fat ketogenic diets, which have attractedpublic interest in recent yearsfor their proposed benefits i

Ketogenic diets alter gut microbiome in humans, mice

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainLow-carb, high-fat ketogenic diets, which have attractedpublic interest in recent yearsfor their proposed benefits i
Study finds microbiota transfer therapy provides long term improvement in gut health in children with autism

Study finds microbiota transfer therapy provides long term improvement in gut health in children with autism

by Richard Harth,Arizona State UniversityIn a new study, Arizona State University researchers and their colleagues deeply explore changes in the gut microbiota following microbiota transfer ther

Study finds microbiota transfer therapy provides long term improvement in gut health in children with autism

by Richard Harth,Arizona State UniversityIn a new study, Arizona State University researchers and their colleagues deeply explore changes in the gut microbiota following microbiota transfer ther
FODMAPs diet relieves symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease

FODMAPs diet relieves symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research from King's College London has found that a diet low in fermented carbohydrates has improved certain gut symptoms and improve

FODMAPs diet relieves symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research from King's College London has found that a diet low in fermented carbohydrates has improved certain gut symptoms and improve
Gut bacteria in multiple sclerosis: Probiotic or commensal, good or bad?

Gut bacteria in multiple sclerosis: Probiotic or commensal, good or bad?

by University of VermontCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Vermont (UVM) have found that a bacterial species called Lactobacillus reuteri, commonly used in probiotics, ca

Gut bacteria in multiple sclerosis: Probiotic or commensal, good or bad?

by University of VermontCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Vermont (UVM) have found that a bacterial species called Lactobacillus reuteri, commonly used in probiotics, ca
Could a poo transplant one day be the secret of eternal youth?

Could a poo transplant one day be the secret of eternal youth?

by University of East AngliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainFecal transplants could one day be used as a therapy to restore cognitive function in the elderly—according to new research from the Universit

Could a poo transplant one day be the secret of eternal youth?

by University of East AngliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainFecal transplants could one day be used as a therapy to restore cognitive function in the elderly—according to new research from the Universit
London researchers first in world to use new device for feeding tube insertion

London researchers first in world to use new device for feeding tube insertion

by Lawson Health Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of clinician researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute have partnered with medical device company CoapTech LLC to study

London researchers first in world to use new device for feeding tube insertion

by Lawson Health Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of clinician researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute have partnered with medical device company CoapTech LLC to study