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December 23, 2024

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Potential Culprit Identified in Lingering Crohn's Disease Symptoms

Dec. 19, 2024 — A study may explain why some patients with Crohn's disease continue to experience symptoms, even in the absence of ...

How a New Gut Microbe Drives the Gut-Lung Axis

Dec. 19, 2024 — A team has discovered a new communication pathway between the gut and lung. Their findings highlight how a little-known member of the gut microbiome reshapes the lung immune environment to have both beneficial and detrimental effects on respiratory ...

Is Fake Meat Good to Eat? Processed Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Linked to Depression Risk in Vegetarians

Dec. 17, 2024 — Researchers found that vegetarians who consumed PBMAs had a 42% increased risk of depression compared to vegetarians who refrained from ...

Researchers Find Previously Unknown Links Between Microbial Bile Acids and the Risk of Colon Cancer

Dec. 16, 2024 — Microbes living in our guts help us digest food by reshaping the bile acids that our livers produce for breaking down fats. It turns out that two of these microbially-modified bile acids may affect ...

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Hidden Mechanism of Swallowing Revealed by Caenorhabditis Elegans

Dec. 16, 2024 — New researchers uncover the role of Piezo channels that sense pressure in the digestive tract and regulate swallowing behavior. The research opens new opportunities for developing treatments for ...

Ugh, My Stomach: Identifying Amino Acids That Prevent Sporulation in Food Poisoning

Dec. 12, 2024 — A team analyzed the amino acids that affect the formation of spores in a bacterium that causes food poisoning, Clostridium perfringens, and ...

The Maternal Microbiome During Pregnancy Impacts Offspring's Stem Cells in Mice

Dec. 11, 2024 — Gut microbiome composition during pregnancy has long-term effects on offspring stem cell growth and development, researchers report. Treating ...

MRI Could Be Key to Understanding the Impact a Gluten Free Diet Has on People With Celiac Disease

Dec. 6, 2024 — Experts have used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to better understand the impact a gluten free diet has on people with celiac disease, which could ...

Deadly Diets Driving Digestive Diseases

Dec. 2, 2024 — Against the backdrop of an alarming increase in the number of people under 50 being diagnosed with bowel cancer, researchers are urging people to bump up their fiber intake and improve their eating ...

All People Are Unique -- Also in the Gut

Dec. 2, 2024 — A new study increases our knowledge about the gut and the life of gut bacteria. The study shows, among other things, that changes in the gut environment have an impact on the composition and activity ...

Critical Relationship Between Stem Cells and Mechanical Signals Unveiled

Dec. 2, 2024 — Researchers uncover how two mechano-sensing ion channels are essential to maintain healthy stem ...

Researchers Find That Intestinal Infections Change Bile Composition

Nov. 26, 2024 — Researchers have identified a new axis of host defense by studying what happens during enteric infection -- a term that encompasses all types of intestinal infections including so called 'stomach ...

Food Additive Carrageenan (E 407) Could Disrupt the Intestinal Barrier and Increase the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Study Finds

Nov. 27, 2024 — The food additive carrageenan (E 407) can be responsible for the development of chronic inflammatory bowel disease, ulcers, and increased blood sugar ...

First Molecule Identified That Promotes Gut Healing While Inhibiting Tumour Progression

Nov. 20, 2024 — Researchers found a molecule that can both help the intestines to heal after damage and suppress tumour growth in colorectal cancer. The discovery ...

A Groundbreaking New Approach to Treating Chronic Abdominal Pain

Nov. 22, 2024 — A research team has developed a new class of oral peptide therapeutic leads for treating chronic abdominal pain. This groundbreaking innovation offers a safe, non-opioid-based solution for conditions ...

Scientists Find a Region of the Mouse Gut Tightly Regulated by the Immune System

Nov. 21, 2024 — Researchers have analyzed the entire mouse intestine, mapping gene expression and cell states and location in the healthy gut and in response to perturbations such as inflammation. They identified ...

How Nerve Stimulation Could Ease Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Nov. 20, 2024 — A new study shows stimulating the vagus nerve in mice with colitis reduced stress-driven symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease by regulating SUMOylation, an immune response that triggers gut ...

Probiotic Delivers Anticancer Drug to the Gut

Nov. 20, 2024 — Researchers shrink gastrointestinal tumors in mice using a yeast probiotic to deliver immunotherapy to the gut, offering a potentially novel strategy to target hard-to-reach gut ...

Mapping 1.6 Million Gut Cells to Find New Ways Treat Disease

Nov. 20, 2024 — By combining 25 datasets, researchers have created the largest cohesive cell atlas of the human gut and uncovered a new way that stomach cells may play a role in Inflammatory Bowel ...

New Oral Drug to Calm Abdominal Pain

Nov. 18, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new class of oral painkillers to suppress chronic abdominal pain that is based on the peptide hormone oxytocin that drives childbirth ...

New Study Shows How Salmonella Tricks Gut Defenses to Cause Infection

Nov. 15, 2024 — A study uncovered how Salmonella, a major cause of food poisoning, can invade the gut despite the presence of protective ...

A New Technology to Isolate Immunostimulatory Members of the Human Gut Microbiota: Next-Generation IgA-Seq

Nov. 14, 2024 — Scientists have developed a new technology to efficiently isolate a specific subset of gut bacteria from fecal samples that are recognized by IgA antibodies. These 'IgA-coated' bacteria are ...

MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy Reduces Long-Term Side Effects for Patients With Prostate Cancer

Nov. 13, 2024 — After a comprehensive two-year follow-up, researchers found that MRI-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for prostate cancer significantly reduced long-term side effects and improved quality ...

Study Expands Understanding of How Fecal Microbiota Transplants May Work to Restore Gut Health

Nov. 6, 2024 — In a study that identified male chromosome genetic material in the intestines of female patients undergoing fecal transplants, researchers say they have significantly expanded scientific ...

Cancer Risk Linked to P53 in Ulcerative Colitis

Oct. 25, 2024 — Researchers have elucidated the role of the p53 gene in ulcerative colitis. The study suggests a potential new drug target to stop disease progression to ...

Research in Mice Suggests Zinc Supplements Have Potential Value to Directly Treat Short Bowel Syndrome

Oct. 24, 2024 — Researchers say they have identified a gene pathway involving the mineral zinc in mice that may someday point the way to using zinc-based supplements to directly help people with a rare disorder ...

MRI Can Save Rectal Cancer Patients from Surgery, Study Suggests

Oct. 22, 2024 — MRI can predict the risk of rectal cancer reccurring or spreading for patients who have undergone chemotherapy and radiation, new research ...

Can Snake Research Help Explain Human Digestion?

Oct. 21, 2024 — To understand how these large snakes can regenerate their intestines without intestinal crypts, scientists sequenced the RNA genes of pythons. By learning more about this process in reptiles, ...

New Research Could Lead to Genetically Tailored Diets to Treat Patients With IBS

Oct. 21, 2024 — An international study has found that genetic variations in human carbohydrate-active enzymes may affect how people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) respond to a carbohydrate-reduced ...

Researchers Help Redefine Core Microbiome, Opening New Chapter in Precision Health

Oct. 17, 2024 — Researchers have introduced a novel method for identifying the crucial set of gut microbes commonly found in humans and essential for health. The researchers said the discovery offers innovative ...

A Potential Non-Invasive Stool Test and Novel Therapy for Endometriosis

Oct. 11, 2024 — Promising findings could lead to the development of a non-invasive stool test and a new therapy for endometriosis, a painful condition that affects nearly 200 million women ...

Faulty 'Fight or Flight' Response Drives Deadly C. Difficile Infections, Research Reveals

Oct. 10, 2024 — The portion of our nervous systems responsible for the 'fight or flight' response can shape the severity of potentially deadly C. difficile infections, according to new ...

Proteins in Meat, Milk, and Other Foods Suppress Gut Tumors

Sep. 30, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that food antigens like milk proteins help keep tumors from growing in our guts, specifically the small intestines. Experiments revealed how these proteins trigger the ...

Researchers Discover New Bacterium That Causes Gut Immunodeficiency

Sep. 26, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a new bacterium that weakens the immune system in the gut, potentially contributing to certain inflammatory and infectious gut diseases. The team identified the bacterium, ...