Gastrointestinal Problems News

April 12, 2025

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How Specialized Diet Can Improve Gut Disorders

Apr. 1, 2025 — A new study examined whether a specialized diet could improve symptoms of gastrointestinal disorders linked to an imbalance in gut ...

Researchers Find Intestinal Immune Cell Prevents Food Allergies

Apr. 3, 2025 — Researchers found that a small population of immune cells in the mouse intestine prevents allergic responses to food, suggesting that targeting such cells therapeutically could potentially lead to a new treatment for ...

Combination Immunotherapy Shrank a Variety of Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancers

Apr. 1, 2025 — A new form of tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, a form of personalized cancer immunotherapy, dramatically improved the treatment's effectiveness in patients with metastatic ...

Omega-6 Fatty Acid Promotes the Growth of an Aggressive Type of Breast Cancer, Study Finds

Apr. 1, 2025 — Linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid found in seed oils such as soybean and safflower oil, and animal products including pork and eggs, specifically enhances the growth of the hard-to-treat 'triple ...

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Open-Label Placebos Improve Premenstrual Syndrome

Mar. 26, 2025 — Almost half of women of reproductive age experience complaints in the days leading up to menstruation. A lot of treatments come with side effects, only provide limited relief, or don't work for ...

'Switch' Allows Intestinal Cells to Regenerate After Injury

Mar. 25, 2025 — Researchers have solved a cellular mystery that may lead to better therapies for colorectal and other types of cancer. A professor of pediatrics-developmental biology and an assistant professor of ...

Citrus Remedy Squeezes out Dry Mouth for Cancer Patients

Mar. 24, 2025 — A natural citrus oil from oranges, lemons, and limes is proving highly effective in relieving dry mouth, and when combined with a new lipid formulation, new research suggests it may be effective ...

Cellular Mechanisms That May Lead to Onset of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Mar. 21, 2025 — New study shows that dysfunction of protective immune cells in GI tract may contribute to onset of inflammation in Crohn's ...

Pregnancy Irreversibly Remodels the Mouse Intestine

Mar. 19, 2025 — Researchers have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This partially irreversible change may help mice support a pregnancy and prepare for a ...

Earliest Stages and Possible New Cause of Stomach Cancer Revealed

Mar. 19, 2025 — Scientists have systematically analyzed somatic mutations in stomach lining tissue to unpick mutational processes, some of which can lead to cancer. The team also uncovered hints of a potential new ...

Study Confirms Safety and Efficacy of Higher-Dose-Per-Day Radiation for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer

Mar. 18, 2025 — A large-scale study provides the strongest evidence yet that a shorter, standard-dose course radiation treatment is just as effective as conventional ...

Gut Bacteria Heal the Colon

Mar. 10, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered how a gut bacterium, Clostridium scindens, aids in healing intestinal injuries by restoring bile acid balance. Their findings could pave the way for new treatments for ...

RNA Molecule Identified as Possible Driver of Gastric Cancer

Mar. 13, 2025 — Researchers have discovered molecules that present the potential to drive the development of gastric ...

Mother's High-Fat Diet Can Cause Liver Stress in Fetus

Mar. 13, 2025 — When mothers eat a diet high in fat and sugars, their unborn babies can develop liver stress that continues into early life. A new study sheds light on changes to the fetus's bile acid, which affects ...

Focus on the Gut-Liver Axis: Semisynthetic Bile Acid Has Anti-Inflammatory Effects on the Gut

Mar. 13, 2025 — A research team has made further progress in the treatment of intestinal inflammation. A study shows that the semi-synthetic bile acid NorUDCA inhibits in the intestine the formation of ...

Compound Found in Common Herbs Inspires Potential Anti-Inflammatory Drug for Alzheimer's Disease

Mar. 10, 2025 — The herb rosemary has long been linked with memory: 'There's rosemary, that's for remembrance,' says Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet. So it is fitting that researchers would ...

Possible Biomarker Identified for Crohn's Disease With Arthritis Type

Mar. 5, 2025 — People with Crohn's disease and related joint inflammation linked to immune system dysfunction have distinct gut bacteria or microbiota, with the bacterium Mediterraneibacter gnavus being a ...

School Absence Patterns Could ID Children With Chronic GI Disorders, Research Suggests

Mar. 4, 2025 — Children who frequently miss school because of abdominal complaints are far more likely to be suffering from chronic disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome than diseases that can be detected with ...

How a Low-Carb Diet Can Drive Colorectal Cancer Development

Mar. 3, 2025 — Researchers have shown how a low carbohydrate diet can worsen the DNA-damaging effects of some gut microbes to cause colorectal cancer. The study compared the effects of three different diets in ...

Synthetic Microbiome Therapy Suppresses Bacterial Infection Without Antibiotics

Mar. 3, 2025 — A synthetic microbiome therapy, tested in mice, holds promise as a new treatment for C. difficile, a notoriously difficult-to-treat bacterial infection, according to a team of researchers. The ...

Scientists Solve Mystery of How the Drug Retinoic Acid Works to Treat Neuroblastoma

Feb. 28, 2025 — Why retinoic acid is effective in this setting but not against primary tumors, has been speculated about for nearly 50 years. Scientists resolved the mystery, showing the drug 'hijacks' a ...

Bacteria 'Leaking Across Stomach Lining' Could Indicate Risk of Gastric Cancer

Feb. 26, 2025 — A pioneering study has revealed new insights into the role of gastric bacteria in stomach cancer development that could pave the way for a more effective treatment of ...

Surprising Finding for Acid Reducing Drugs

Feb. 20, 2025 — Acid reducing medicines from the group of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are best-selling drugs that prevent and alleviate stomach problems. PPIs are activated in the acid-producing cells of the ...

Ginger Compound Has Potential to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Feb. 19, 2025 — Researchers have found a compound in ginger, called furanodienone (FDN), that selectively binds to and regulates a nuclear receptor involved in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While researchers ...

Nerves Electrify Stomach Cancer, Sparking Growth and Spread

Feb. 19, 2025 — Researchers have found that a cancer outside the brain makes electrical connections with the nervous system to fuel cancer growth and aid its ...

Biologists Transform Gut Bacteria Into Tiny Protein Pharmacies

Feb. 18, 2025 — Biologists converted gut bacteria into miniature protein factories that manufacture and release a sustained flow of targeted proteins inside the lower intestines. This technique solves one of the ...

Research Shows Blood Test May Provide Personalized Dietary Therapy for Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Feb. 13, 2025 — Study participants who went on an IgG-based elimination diet--based on a novel blood test--experienced less abdominal pain than those on a sham ...

Microbiome as a Potential Key to Better Treatment: Clinical Study on New Therapy for Crohn's Disease

Feb. 11, 2025 — A special liquid diet, known as exclusive enteral nutrition, is an essential therapy for Crohn's disease. Patients consume only this formula for six to eight weeks, completely avoiding solid ...

Scientists Develop Realistic 'Micro-Gut' Model to Study the Relationship Between Gut Microbes and Human Diseases

Feb. 10, 2025 — In a breakthrough for the advanced study of gut health, scientists have developed a 3D microscopic version of the human intestines condensed into a small chip about half the size of a five-cent coin. ...

Beyond the Gut: A New Frontier in IBS Treatment by Targeting the Brain

Feb. 5, 2025 — Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common digestive disorder with unclear causes, affecting about 10% of the global population. Researchers have now discovered that opioid delta-receptor agonists ...

Study Establishes Link Between Early Side Effects from Prostate Cancer Radiation and Long-Term Side Effects

Jan. 31, 2025 — Men undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer who experience side effects early in treatment may face a higher risk of developing more serious long-term urinary and bowel health issues, ...

Healthy Gut Bacteria That Feed on Sugar Analyzed

Jan. 31, 2025 — A microbe found in the lower part of the gut that is associated with good health has been comprehensively analyzed and found to have a focused diet breaking down sugars locked away in mucus, ...

Could Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Help Patients Heal After Stem Cell Transplantation?

Jan. 28, 2025 — A new study shows that oral fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a feasible and safe addition to preventing graft-versus-host disease in patients undergoing stem cell transplantation for blood ...

High Uric Acid Levels Linked to Deadly Outcomes in Children With Severe Malaria

Jan. 27, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered a significant connection between elevated uric acid levels and life-threatening outcomes in children with severe ...