Stents inspired by paper-cutting art can deliver drugs to the GI tract

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe device has two key elements -- a soft, stretchy tube made of silicone-based rubber, and a plastic coating etched with needles that pop up when the tube

Updated on: May 21,2024 5

Stents inspired by paper-cutting art can deliver drugs to the GI tract

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe device has two key elements -- a soft, stretchy tube made of silicone-based rubber, and a plastic coating etched with needles that pop up when the tube

Updated on:May 21,2024 5

Diagnostic accuracy of MRE indices studied for active crohn disease

Magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) indices have high diagnostic sensitivity, but low specificity, for active terminal ileal (TI) Crohn disease (CD), according to a study recently published in the&n

Updated on: April 23,2024 11

Diagnostic accuracy of MRE indices studied for active crohn disease

Magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) indices have high diagnostic sensitivity, but low specificity, for active terminal ileal (TI) Crohn disease (CD), according to a study recently published in the&n

Updated on:April 23,2024 11

Gut bacteria of malnourished children benefit from key elements in therapeutic food, study shows

byWashington University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial reported in 2021 and conducted by a team of researchers from Washington University School of Medicine

Updated on: January 25,2024 16

Gut bacteria of malnourished children benefit from key elements in therapeutic food, study shows

byWashington University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial reported in 2021 and conducted by a team of researchers from Washington University School of Medicine

Updated on:January 25,2024 16

Mechanisms of metastasis in particularly aggressive subtype of pancreatic cancer

by Medical University of ViennaA pancreatic islet from a mouse in a typical position, close to a blood vessel; insulin in red, nuclei in blue. Credit: Generated in the Solimena lab, Paul Langerha

Updated on: May 19,2024 6

Mechanisms of metastasis in particularly aggressive subtype of pancreatic cancer

by Medical University of ViennaA pancreatic islet from a mouse in a typical position, close to a blood vessel; insulin in red, nuclei in blue. Credit: Generated in the Solimena lab, Paul Langerha

Updated on:May 19,2024 6

Mixing drugs into oil-based gels could help the medicine go down

by Sarah McDonnell,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor most children and even some adults, swallowing pills or tablets is difficult. To make it easier to g

Updated on: June 08,2024 3

Mixing drugs into oil-based gels could help the medicine go down

by Sarah McDonnell,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor most children and even some adults, swallowing pills or tablets is difficult. To make it easier to g

Updated on:June 08,2024 3

Gene mutation weakens virus-fighting protein in the gut, causing rare inflammatory bowel disease

by Haley Wasserman,Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainJohns Hopkins Medicine researchers, in collaboration with national and international researchers, have iden

Updated on: June 12,2024 5

Gene mutation weakens virus-fighting protein in the gut, causing rare inflammatory bowel disease

by Haley Wasserman,Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainJohns Hopkins Medicine researchers, in collaboration with national and international researchers, have iden

Updated on:June 12,2024 5

E. coli bacteria found to exploit Crohn's disease inflammation

by Cornell UniversityEscherichia coli. Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIHA multi-year study of the role of E. coligut bacteria in Crohn's disease finds that intestinal infl

Updated on: June 28,2024 7

E. coli bacteria found to exploit Crohn's disease inflammation

by Cornell UniversityEscherichia coli. Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIHA multi-year study of the role of E. coligut bacteria in Crohn's disease finds that intestinal infl

Updated on:June 28,2024 7

Global gut health experts guide growth of synbiotics

by Lauren Quinn,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChances are you've heard of or even taken probiotics: supplements delivering &quot

Updated on: May 26,2024 8

Global gut health experts guide growth of synbiotics

by Lauren Quinn,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChances are you've heard of or even taken probiotics: supplements delivering &quot

Updated on:May 26,2024 8

Preclinical study: Antibiotics affect male and female gut microbiomes differently

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a new study, researchers at Cedars-Sinai found that antibiotics have sex-specific effects on the gut microbiome makeup of male and female

Updated on: May 29,2024 5

Preclinical study: Antibiotics affect male and female gut microbiomes differently

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a new study, researchers at Cedars-Sinai found that antibiotics have sex-specific effects on the gut microbiome makeup of male and female

Updated on:May 29,2024 5

Fermented vegetables found to positively impact gut health

by University of MinnesotaLFV consumers display only minor differences in background diet compared to non-consumers. (A) The food trees are phenetic representations of dietary groups for multivar

Updated on: June 22,2024 3

Fermented vegetables found to positively impact gut health

by University of MinnesotaLFV consumers display only minor differences in background diet compared to non-consumers. (A) The food trees are phenetic representations of dietary groups for multivar

Updated on:June 22,2024 3

NAFLD: New study shows role of adenosine kinase in fat deposition, liver inflammation

by Paul Schattenberg,Texas A&M UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research provides compelling evidence of the important role of hepatocyte aden

Updated on: February 21,2024 17

NAFLD: New study shows role of adenosine kinase in fat deposition, liver inflammation

by Paul Schattenberg,Texas A&M UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research provides compelling evidence of the important role of hepatocyte aden

Updated on:February 21,2024 17

Common food dye can trigger inflammatory bowel diseases, say researchers

by McMaster UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLong-term consumption of Allura Red food dye can be a potential trigger of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), Crohn's disease and ulce

Updated on: April 09,2024 17

Common food dye can trigger inflammatory bowel diseases, say researchers

by McMaster UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLong-term consumption of Allura Red food dye can be a potential trigger of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), Crohn's disease and ulce

Updated on:April 09,2024 17