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Right-sided colon cancer patients have poorer survival than those with left-sided disease

Right-sided colon cancer patients have poorer survival than those with left-sided disease

by American College of SurgeonsKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHORLANDO (July 23, 2018): Patients with colorectal cancer tumors on the right side may have poorer five-year surviv

Right-sided colon cancer patients have poorer survival than those with left-sided disease

by American College of SurgeonsKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHORLANDO (July 23, 2018): Patients with colorectal cancer tumors on the right side may have poorer five-year surviv
Hydrogel-based platforms mimic intestinal environments for pathogen research

Hydrogel-based platforms mimic intestinal environments for pathogen research

by Mike Williams,Rice UniversityRice University bioengineers have developed hydrogels of various stiffness to see if they are more hospitable to intestinal cells and bacteria in lab experiments.

Hydrogel-based platforms mimic intestinal environments for pathogen research

by Mike Williams,Rice UniversityRice University bioengineers have developed hydrogels of various stiffness to see if they are more hospitable to intestinal cells and bacteria in lab experiments.
Stress, stomach pain: diarrhea, constipation, ulcers & more

Stress, stomach pain: diarrhea, constipation, ulcers & more

by Shirley Eichenberger-ArcherYou may be struggling with stomach pain and digestive distress without understanding why, thinking it might be something you ate.Can stress causestomach pain?Stress

Stress, stomach pain: diarrhea, constipation, ulcers & more

by Shirley Eichenberger-ArcherYou may be struggling with stomach pain and digestive distress without understanding why, thinking it might be something you ate.Can stress causestomach pain?Stress
Explaining why people do not have an immune response to food

Explaining why people do not have an immune response to food

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School has looked into the question of why most people do not develop an imm

Explaining why people do not have an immune response to food

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School has looked into the question of why most people do not develop an imm
Vibrating capsule doubles the ability for constipation sufferers to defecate without drugs

Vibrating capsule doubles the ability for constipation sufferers to defecate without drugs

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA vibrating capsule designed to stir the colon to action appears to double the ability for adults struggling with debil

Vibrating capsule doubles the ability for constipation sufferers to defecate without drugs

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA vibrating capsule designed to stir the colon to action appears to double the ability for adults struggling with debil
Microbiome provides new clues to determining development of colon cancer

Microbiome provides new clues to determining development of colon cancer

by George Washington UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA mutant protein found in humans with colon cancer blocks a pathway that regulates proliferation and expansion of cells, increasing amounts

Microbiome provides new clues to determining development of colon cancer

by George Washington UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA mutant protein found in humans with colon cancer blocks a pathway that regulates proliferation and expansion of cells, increasing amounts
Study: Online training program helps reduce colonic surgery complications around the world

Study: Online training program helps reduce colonic surgery complications around the world

byUniversity of BirminghamModified PICO graph for EAGLE study*Harmonizing of intraoperative techniques is a suite of learning materials, discussions, and operative videos that explore the challe

Study: Online training program helps reduce colonic surgery complications around the world

byUniversity of BirminghamModified PICO graph for EAGLE study*Harmonizing of intraoperative techniques is a suite of learning materials, discussions, and operative videos that explore the challe
We're recycling potato skins to make prebiotics: Why that's good for your gut, and the planet

We're recycling potato skins to make prebiotics: Why that's good for your gut, and the planet

by Eleanor Binner, Afroditi Chatzifragkou,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageIt's an unbelievable tragedy thata thirdof the world'sfood is wasted. To put that in

We're recycling potato skins to make prebiotics: Why that's good for your gut, and the planet

by Eleanor Binner, Afroditi Chatzifragkou,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageIt's an unbelievable tragedy thata thirdof the world'sfood is wasted. To put that in
Research finds that molecules in vegetables can help to ease lung infection

Research finds that molecules in vegetables can help to ease lung infection

by The Francis Crick InstituteImage of the mouse lung showing endothelial cells lining the blood vessels in red and nuclei of the cells in blue. Air spaces are the dark areas of the image.

Research finds that molecules in vegetables can help to ease lung infection

by The Francis Crick InstituteImage of the mouse lung showing endothelial cells lining the blood vessels in red and nuclei of the cells in blue. Air spaces are the dark areas of the image.
New research reveals gut microbiota link to colitis

New research reveals gut microbiota link to colitis

by EngineeringExpression of Axin1 is upregulated in human IBD. (a) Axin1 mRNA expression in patients with UC and CD. Values for healthy control, CD, and UC patients were obtained from GEO database GSE

New research reveals gut microbiota link to colitis

by EngineeringExpression of Axin1 is upregulated in human IBD. (a) Axin1 mRNA expression in patients with UC and CD. Values for healthy control, CD, and UC patients were obtained from GEO database GSE
New research lays groundwork for personalized dietary supplements

New research lays groundwork for personalized dietary supplements

New research lays groundwork for personalized dietary supplementsbyUniversity of ViennaExperimental design: After 1 h of anaerobic incubation of human stool samples with mesoporous silica nanopa

New research lays groundwork for personalized dietary supplements

New research lays groundwork for personalized dietary supplementsbyUniversity of ViennaExperimental design: After 1 h of anaerobic incubation of human stool samples with mesoporous silica nanopa
Lower bacterial diversity is associated with irritable bowel syndrome

Lower bacterial diversity is associated with irritable bowel syndrome

by American Society for MicrobiologyRelative abundance of bacterial taxa in the stool samples obtained from irritable bowel syndrome patients and healthy controls. Four box plots are shown, repre

Lower bacterial diversity is associated with irritable bowel syndrome

by American Society for MicrobiologyRelative abundance of bacterial taxa in the stool samples obtained from irritable bowel syndrome patients and healthy controls. Four box plots are shown, repre