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

Updated on: May 26,2024

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

Updated on:May 26,2024

Four tips to keeping your gut healthy and free of IBD

by Ernie MundellAlmost2.4 million Americansare thought to suffer from the pain and disability of inflammatory bowel disorder (IBD), a type of autoimmune illness that includes ulcerative co

Updated on: August 31,2024

Four tips to keeping your gut healthy and free of IBD

by Ernie MundellAlmost2.4 million Americansare thought to suffer from the pain and disability of inflammatory bowel disorder (IBD), a type of autoimmune illness that includes ulcerative co

Updated on:August 31,2024

Antibiotics wreak havoc on athletic performance

by University of California - Riverside10 days of antibiotics reduced the adult gut microbiome from millions of aerobic colony-forming units to a non-detectable amount. Credit: Monica McNamara/UC

Updated on: June 06,2024

Antibiotics wreak havoc on athletic performance

by University of California - Riverside10 days of antibiotics reduced the adult gut microbiome from millions of aerobic colony-forming units to a non-detectable amount. Credit: Monica McNamara/UC

Updated on:June 06,2024

Facility fees charged by hospitals for colonoscopy procedures higher than those charged by surgical centers

byJohns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainU.S. hospitals charge facility fees for colonoscopy procedures covered by private health insurance t

Updated on: January 24,2024

Facility fees charged by hospitals for colonoscopy procedures higher than those charged by surgical centers

byJohns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainU.S. hospitals charge facility fees for colonoscopy procedures covered by private health insurance t

Updated on:January 24,2024

Antibiotics associated with increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease

by Karolinska InstitutetMicrograph showing inflammation of the large bowel in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic biopsy. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Antibiotics use, particularly ant

Updated on: June 06,2024

Antibiotics associated with increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease

by Karolinska InstitutetMicrograph showing inflammation of the large bowel in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic biopsy. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Antibiotics use, particularly ant

Updated on:June 06,2024

Treating newly-diagnosed Crohn's patients with advanced therapy leads to dramatic improvements in outcomes

FEBRUARY 22, 2024 Editors' notesbyUniversity of CambridgeHigh magnification micrograph of Crohn's disease. Biopsy of esophagus. H&E stain. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaA large-scale clin

Updated on: March 14,2024

Treating newly-diagnosed Crohn's patients with advanced therapy leads to dramatic improvements in outcomes

FEBRUARY 22, 2024 Editors' notesbyUniversity of CambridgeHigh magnification micrograph of Crohn's disease. Biopsy of esophagus. H&E stain. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaA large-scale clin

Updated on:March 14,2024

Síndrome de intestino irritable (SII): causas, síntomas y tratamiento

Síndrome de intestino irritable (SII): causas, síntomas y tratamientoEl síndrome de intestino irritable es una enfermedad crónica que afecta al intestino grueso, causando dolor, cólicos, hinchazón y c

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Fiber, genes and the gut microbiome: Study reveals possible triggers for inflammatory bowel disease

byUniversity of MichiganGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Host & Microbe(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.03.001Abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss—these and the other symptoms of

Updated on: March 27,2024

Fiber, genes and the gut microbiome: Study reveals possible triggers for inflammatory bowel disease

byUniversity of MichiganGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Host & Microbe(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.03.001Abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss—these and the other symptoms of

Updated on:March 27,2024

High birth weight found to be leading risk factor for severe birth injury

Updated on: June 04,2025

High birth weight found to be leading risk factor for severe birth injury

Updated on:June 04,2025

What Is a Stomach Ulcer?

What Is a Stomach Ulcer?ByCristina MutchlerPublished on April 25, 2022Medically reviewed byShadi Hamdeh, MDA stomachulceris a sore or break in the lining of the dig

Updated on: March 26,2024

What Is a Stomach Ulcer?

What Is a Stomach Ulcer?ByCristina MutchlerPublished on April 25, 2022Medically reviewed byShadi Hamdeh, MDA stomachulceris a sore or break in the lining of the dig

Updated on:March 26,2024

Antibiotics impact gut microbiome and antimicrobial resistance

by University of LuxembourgResistome in antibiotic-treated mice. a Overall ARG relative abundance levels are shown for each group (n = 8 biological replicates). *represents significance with an a

Updated on: June 06,2024

Antibiotics impact gut microbiome and antimicrobial resistance

by University of LuxembourgResistome in antibiotic-treated mice. a Overall ARG relative abundance levels are shown for each group (n = 8 biological replicates). *represents significance with an a

Updated on:June 06,2024

Individual donor strains do not show link between fecal microbe transplantation and successful melanoma immunotherapy

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamWSS scores from FMT with single donor-recipient pairs.Using the data from Davar et al., the WSS scores were determined by comparing the do

Updated on: June 17,2024

Individual donor strains do not show link between fecal microbe transplantation and successful melanoma immunotherapy

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamWSS scores from FMT with single donor-recipient pairs.Using the data from Davar et al., the WSS scores were determined by comparing the do

Updated on:June 17,2024