Evaluating colonoscopy retroflexion in practice

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA colonoscopy maneuver to better detect polyps in the right colon is often poorly preformed in practice, according to a Northwestern

Updated on: June 08,2024 7

Evaluating colonoscopy retroflexion in practice

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA colonoscopy maneuver to better detect polyps in the right colon is often poorly preformed in practice, according to a Northwestern

Updated on:June 08,2024 7

Immune responses in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases

by Kiel UniversityImmune responses on intestinal mucosal barriers play a key role in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. Depicted here is the interaction between T lymphocytes with human leukocy

Updated on: May 29,2024 3

Immune responses in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases

by Kiel UniversityImmune responses on intestinal mucosal barriers play a key role in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. Depicted here is the interaction between T lymphocytes with human leukocy

Updated on:May 29,2024 3

Betting on 'golden age' of colonoscopies, private equity invests in gastro docs

by Emily Pisacreta and Emmarie HuettemanCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMariel needed a new gastroenterologist.Having just moved back to San Antonio, the 30-something searched for a doctor to manage

Updated on: April 24,2024 17

Betting on 'golden age' of colonoscopies, private equity invests in gastro docs

by Emily Pisacreta and Emmarie HuettemanCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMariel needed a new gastroenterologist.Having just moved back to San Antonio, the 30-something searched for a doctor to manage

Updated on:April 24,2024 17

Gut microbiome of infants in hunter-gatherer society found to differ markedly from infants in urban areas

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressAge and lifestyle are associated with infant microbiome composition. (A) Unweighted UniFrac dissimilarity Principal Coordinates Analysis (PCoA) (top left panel) of 1900 fe

Updated on: May 21,2024 7

Gut microbiome of infants in hunter-gatherer society found to differ markedly from infants in urban areas

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressAge and lifestyle are associated with infant microbiome composition. (A) Unweighted UniFrac dissimilarity Principal Coordinates Analysis (PCoA) (top left panel) of 1900 fe

Updated on:May 21,2024 7

Team develops new method of encapsulating fecal bacteria to treat a serious intestinal infection

by University of GenevaAlginate microparticles containing isolated bacterial strains (white particles) and a fecal transplant (brown particles), with a zoom on the structure of the microparticles

Updated on: April 02,2024 18

Team develops new method of encapsulating fecal bacteria to treat a serious intestinal infection

by University of GenevaAlginate microparticles containing isolated bacterial strains (white particles) and a fecal transplant (brown particles), with a zoom on the structure of the microparticles

Updated on:April 02,2024 18

New tool to translate communications between the microbiome and the body

by Quadram InstituteThe MicrobioLink workflow. Credit: Cells 2020, 9(5), 1278; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9051278A new tool developed by scientists at the Quadram Institute and Earlham Institute is

Updated on: June 22,2024 5

New tool to translate communications between the microbiome and the body

by Quadram InstituteThe MicrobioLink workflow. Credit: Cells 2020, 9(5), 1278; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9051278A new tool developed by scientists at the Quadram Institute and Earlham Institute is

Updated on:June 22,2024 5

Key growth factor protects gut from inflammatory bowel disease

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeImage demonstrating TNF-driven intestinal inflammation, where the gut-lining epithelial cells (marked by Epcam in green) exhibit substantial cell death (marked by

Updated on: June 17,2024 3

Key growth factor protects gut from inflammatory bowel disease

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeImage demonstrating TNF-driven intestinal inflammation, where the gut-lining epithelial cells (marked by Epcam in green) exhibit substantial cell death (marked by

Updated on:June 17,2024 3

Predicting microbial interactions in the human gut

by Ananya Sen, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignGraduate student Veronika Dubinkina of Bioengineering, Professor of Bioengineering and Bliss facul

Updated on: March 26,2024 20

Predicting microbial interactions in the human gut

by Ananya Sen, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignGraduate student Veronika Dubinkina of Bioengineering, Professor of Bioengineering and Bliss facul

Updated on:March 26,2024 20

New findings shed light on gut microbiota transplantation

by Li Yuan,Chinese Academy of SciencesGraphical abstract. Credit: DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103654The maintenance of healthy and resilient gut microbiota is critical for the quality of life and h

Updated on: May 06,2024 17

New findings shed light on gut microbiota transplantation

by Li Yuan,Chinese Academy of SciencesGraphical abstract. Credit: DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103654The maintenance of healthy and resilient gut microbiota is critical for the quality of life and h

Updated on:May 06,2024 17

A new low-calorie sweetener could also improve gut health, study shows

by American Chemical SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainFrom the wide variety of sodas, candies and baked goods that are sold worldwide, it's clear that people love their sweet treats. But consu

Updated on: April 20,2024 13

A new low-calorie sweetener could also improve gut health, study shows

by American Chemical SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainFrom the wide variety of sodas, candies and baked goods that are sold worldwide, it's clear that people love their sweet treats. But consu

Updated on:April 20,2024 13

In vivo self-assembled siRNA as a modality for combination therapy of ulcerative colitis

by Nanjing University School of Life SciencesEvaluation of the activity of TNF-α siRNA-encapsulating sEVs in an ex vivo model.aSchematic of the experimental design. Acute UC was induced in

Updated on: May 19,2024 8

In vivo self-assembled siRNA as a modality for combination therapy of ulcerative colitis

by Nanjing University School of Life SciencesEvaluation of the activity of TNF-α siRNA-encapsulating sEVs in an ex vivo model.aSchematic of the experimental design. Acute UC was induced in

Updated on:May 19,2024 8

Social and economic hardships in childhood may alter gut bacteria in Hispanic adults

by Laura Williamson,American Heart AssociationIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthExperiencing

Updated on: March 27,2024 0

Social and economic hardships in childhood may alter gut bacteria in Hispanic adults

by Laura Williamson,American Heart AssociationIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthExperiencing

Updated on:March 27,2024 0