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November 20, 2024

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Scientists Identify a Unique Combination of Bacterial Strains That Could Treat Antibiotic-Resistant Gut Infections

Sep. 19, 2024 — Researchers have isolated 18 bacterial strains from stool from healthy people that could potentially be a more effective treatment for antibiotic-resistant gut infections. The team found that these ...

Cutting out Sugar and Starch Is as Effective for IBS as Current Recommendations

Sep. 17, 2024 — Symptoms for patients with the gastrointestinal disease IBS improved as much by eating less sugar and starch as for those who followed FODMAP -- the diet currently recommended to patients. The ...

Newly Discovered Antimicrobial Could Prevent or Treat Cholera

Sep. 11, 2024 — Researchers identified the first known microcin, a group of naturally produced antimicrobials, that targets the strains of bacteria that cause ...

Anxiety and Depression Linked to Chronic Pain in Children

Sep. 9, 2024 — Young people with chronic pain are three times more likely than their peers to also have clinical anxiety or depression, a new review has ...

Mouse Study: Proteins Do the Damage in Fetal Abdominal Inflammation

Aug. 22, 2024 — Inflammation of the abdominal cavity in human fetuses resulting from a perforation of their intestine is likely to be caused by proteins contained in the fetal stool. This is the result of a study ...

Promising Treatment for Rectal Cancer Confirmed in Major Study

Aug. 22, 2024 — A new treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer shows favourable results in that surgery can sometimes be avoided completely. It also reduces the risk of recurrence. The method has been confirmed ...

A Potential Pathway May Guide New Therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Other Inflammatory Diseases

Aug. 22, 2024 — There is a critical unmet need to help tighten and maintain a healthy intestinal barrier and treat a leaky gut. Researchers have now found that a unique strain of probiotic bacteria, Bifidobacterium ...

Cholecystectomy Not Always Necessary for Gallstones and Abdominal Pain

Aug. 21, 2024 — Abdominal pain associated with gallstones does not always subside after the gallbladder is removed (cholecystectomy). Even five years after surgery, one-third of patients still experience persisting ...

Gut Bioelectricity Provides a Path for 'Bad' Bacteria to Cause Diseases

Aug. 20, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a novel bioelectrical mechanism that pathogens like Salmonella use to find entry points in the gut lining that would allow pathogens to pass and cause ...

Researchers Crack a Key Celiac Mystery

Aug. 9, 2024 — An interdisciplinary team of medical and engineering researchers has spent the last six years working to unlock a significant piece of the puzzle in the search for a cure: how and where the gluten ...

Scientists Probe Molecular Cause of COVID-19 Related Diarrhea, Revealing Potential Treatments

Aug. 6, 2024 — Working with human stem cells that form a kind of 'mini intestine-in-a-dish,' scientists say they have found several molecular mechanisms for COVID-19-related diarrhea, suggesting potential ...

Honey Added to Yogurt Supports Probiotic Cultures for Digestive Health

Aug. 5, 2024 — If you enjoy a bowl of plain yogurt in the morning, adding a spoonful of honey is a delicious way to sweeten your favorite breakfast food. It also supports the probiotic cultures in the popular ...

New Study Shows at-Home Colon Cancer Screening Test Reduces Risk of Colorectal Cancer Death, as Effective as Screening Colonoscopy

July 25, 2024 — A noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test that can be done at home could reduce the risk of colorectal cancer death by 33%, according to a new ...

Research Sheds Light on the Role of PTPRK in Tissue Repair and Cancer

July 24, 2024 — New research has advanced our knowledge of multiple roles for PTPRK, a receptor tyrosine phosphatase linked to the regulation of cell-cell adhesion, growth factor signalling and tumor suppression. ...

Timing Is Everything: Study Finds Link Between Bowel Movement Frequency and Overall Health

July 16, 2024 — Researchers examined the clinical, lifestyle, and multi-omic data of more than 1,400 healthy adults. How often people poop, they found, can have a large influence on one's physiology and ...

Important Step Forward in Stem Cell Therapy for Rare Bowel Disease

June 27, 2024 — A new study has demonstrated the potential of stem cell therapy to treat those with Hirschsprung ...

Microrobot-Packed Pill Shows Promise for Treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Mice

June 26, 2024 — Engineers have developed a pill that releases microscopic robots, or microrobots, into the colon to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The experimental treatment, given orally, has shown success ...

New Study Demonstrates the Efficacy of a Promising Celiac Disease Drug at the Molecular Level

June 24, 2024 — A recent study investigated whether a transglutaminase 2 inhibitor has potential as a drug to treat celiac disease. Previous tissue studies have shown that the ZED1227 transglutaminase 2 inhibitor ...