Solving the riddle of superbug toxin damage to gut

by Monash UniversityFuorescent pictures of a human colon organoid stained for E-cadherin in red and DAPI in blue. Credit: Dr Thierry JardeA powerful Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) c

Updated on: June 06,2024

Solving the riddle of superbug toxin damage to gut

by Monash UniversityFuorescent pictures of a human colon organoid stained for E-cadherin in red and DAPI in blue. Credit: Dr Thierry JardeA powerful Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) c

Updated on:June 06,2024

FDA approves velsipity for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis in adults

FDA approves velsipity for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis in adultsby Lori SolomonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approvedVelsipity(etrasimod) for adults with moderately t

Updated on: January 24,2024

FDA approves velsipity for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis in adults

FDA approves velsipity for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis in adultsby Lori SolomonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approvedVelsipity(etrasimod) for adults with moderately t

Updated on:January 24,2024

What Is Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy?

What Is Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy?ByCory MartinPublished on September 29, 2021Medically reviewed byJay N. Yepuri, MDPortal hypertensive gastropathy(PHG) refers to c

Updated on: March 26,2024

What Is Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy?

What Is Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy?ByCory MartinPublished on September 29, 2021Medically reviewed byJay N. Yepuri, MDPortal hypertensive gastropathy(PHG) refers to c

Updated on:March 26,2024

Good news for patients waiting for stoma reversal surgery

by Lancaster UniversityAtrophy in the functional vs. defunctioned intestine. (a) Average villus height (VH) in functional (●) and defunctioned (■) ileum (n = 12 paired samples,p = 0.0001).

Updated on: June 25,2024

Good news for patients waiting for stoma reversal surgery

by Lancaster UniversityAtrophy in the functional vs. defunctioned intestine. (a) Average villus height (VH) in functional (●) and defunctioned (■) ileum (n = 12 paired samples,p = 0.0001).

Updated on:June 25,2024

Study finds gut microbes adapt quickly to changes in food preparation

by Clea Simon,Harvard UniversityAssistant Professor in Human Evolutionary Biology Rachel Carmody authored a paper on how cooking methods affect the gut microbiome. Credit: Stephanie Mitchell/Har

Updated on: April 11,2024

Study finds gut microbes adapt quickly to changes in food preparation

by Clea Simon,Harvard UniversityAssistant Professor in Human Evolutionary Biology Rachel Carmody authored a paper on how cooking methods affect the gut microbiome. Credit: Stephanie Mitchell/Har

Updated on:April 11,2024

Study reveals genetic and cellular mechanisms of Crohn's disease

by The Mount Sinai HospitalHigh magnification micrograph of Crohn's disease. Biopsy of esophagus. H&E stain. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaMount Sinai researchers have identified genetic and c

Updated on: April 11,2024

Study reveals genetic and cellular mechanisms of Crohn's disease

by The Mount Sinai HospitalHigh magnification micrograph of Crohn's disease. Biopsy of esophagus. H&E stain. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaMount Sinai researchers have identified genetic and c

Updated on:April 11,2024

Antireflux mucosectomy, mucosal ablation compared for gastroesophageal reflux disease

by Elana GotkineFor patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), improvement in symptoms is seen with both antireflux mucosectomy (ARMS) and antireflux mucosal ablation (ARMA), but subjective

Updated on: August 08,2024

Antireflux mucosectomy, mucosal ablation compared for gastroesophageal reflux disease

by Elana GotkineFor patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), improvement in symptoms is seen with both antireflux mucosectomy (ARMS) and antireflux mucosal ablation (ARMA), but subjective

Updated on:August 08,2024

What Is a Stress Ulcer?

What Is a Stress Ulcer?Also Known as Stress Ulceration or Stress-Induced GastritisByAshley Olivine, Ph.D., MPHPublished on April 01, 2022Medically reviewed byJane Kim, MDAn ulc

Updated on: March 26,2024

What Is a Stress Ulcer?

What Is a Stress Ulcer?Also Known as Stress Ulceration or Stress-Induced GastritisByAshley Olivine, Ph.D., MPHPublished on April 01, 2022Medically reviewed byJane Kim, MDAn ulc

Updated on:March 26,2024

Study reveals how certain gut bacteria compromise radiotherapy

by Ludwig Institute for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study led by Ludwig Chicago Co-director Ralph Weichselbaum and Yang-Xin Fu of the University of Texas Southwestern Medic

Updated on: April 11,2024

Study reveals how certain gut bacteria compromise radiotherapy

by Ludwig Institute for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study led by Ludwig Chicago Co-director Ralph Weichselbaum and Yang-Xin Fu of the University of Texas Southwestern Medic

Updated on:April 11,2024

Human microbiota modeling system can predict individual sensitivity to food additives

byPasteur InstituteSection of intestinal tissue with staining of immune cells. Credit: Héloïse RytterWidely used by the food industry, emulsifiers—a type of food additive—are found in many daily

Updated on: February 20,2025

Human microbiota modeling system can predict individual sensitivity to food additives

byPasteur InstituteSection of intestinal tissue with staining of immune cells. Credit: Héloïse RytterWidely used by the food industry, emulsifiers—a type of food additive—are found in many daily

Updated on:February 20,2025

The weird and wonderful things lost then found inside the human body

The weird and wonderful things lost then found inside the human bodyby Adam Taylor,The ConversationA dead but fully intact fly inside a man’s transverse colon. Credit:Official journal of t

Updated on: January 24,2024

The weird and wonderful things lost then found inside the human body

The weird and wonderful things lost then found inside the human bodyby Adam Taylor,The ConversationA dead but fully intact fly inside a man’s transverse colon. Credit:Official journal of t

Updated on:January 24,2024

Bile acids boost gut regeneration

by Nik Papageorgiou,Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneMouse intestinal crypts. Credit: K. Schoonjans (EPFL)Researchers at EPFL have made a surprising discovery about how bile acids act as

Updated on: June 28,2024

Bile acids boost gut regeneration

by Nik Papageorgiou,Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneMouse intestinal crypts. Credit: K. Schoonjans (EPFL)Researchers at EPFL have made a surprising discovery about how bile acids act as

Updated on:June 28,2024