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Protein that drives liver damage could be a target for treatment

Protein that drives liver damage could be a target for treatment

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA severe form of fatty liver disease called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the leading cause of liver transplantation,

Protein that drives liver damage could be a target for treatment

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA severe form of fatty liver disease called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the leading cause of liver transplantation,
Could a high-fiber diet improve cancer immunotherapy performance?

Could a high-fiber diet improve cancer immunotherapy performance?

Could a high-fiber diet improve cancer immunotherapy performance?by Susanne Pallo,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Foodie Factor from PexelsIt's no secret that a high-fiber diet

Could a high-fiber diet improve cancer immunotherapy performance?

Could a high-fiber diet improve cancer immunotherapy performance?by Susanne Pallo,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Foodie Factor from PexelsIt's no secret that a high-fiber diet
Country of birth is a key factor in assessing risk for conditions favorable to stomach cancer development

Country of birth is a key factor in assessing risk for conditions favorable to stomach cancer development

Country of birth is a key factor in assessing risk for conditions favorable to stomach cancer developmentbyUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Doma

Country of birth is a key factor in assessing risk for conditions favorable to stomach cancer development

Country of birth is a key factor in assessing risk for conditions favorable to stomach cancer developmentbyUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Doma
Investigating the human intestinal mucus barrier up-close and personal

Investigating the human intestinal mucus barrier up-close and personal

by Harvard UniversityImmunofluorescence microscopic image of a cross section of the Colon Chip shows differentiated Goblet cells with mucus-containing granules (magenta), nuclei that are position

Investigating the human intestinal mucus barrier up-close and personal

by Harvard UniversityImmunofluorescence microscopic image of a cross section of the Colon Chip shows differentiated Goblet cells with mucus-containing granules (magenta), nuclei that are position
Why Sleeping on Your Stomach Could Be Bad

Why Sleeping on Your Stomach Could Be Bad

Why Sleeping on Your Stomach Could Be BadStomach Sleeping May Lead to Neck and Back PainByAubrey Bailey, PT, DPT, CHTUpdated on March 07, 2024Medically reviewed bySmita Patel,

Why Sleeping on Your Stomach Could Be Bad

Why Sleeping on Your Stomach Could Be BadStomach Sleeping May Lead to Neck and Back PainByAubrey Bailey, PT, DPT, CHTUpdated on March 07, 2024Medically reviewed bySmita Patel,
Promising results for a new bowel cancer treatment

Promising results for a new bowel cancer treatment

byPeter MacCallum Cancer CentreCredit: Peter MacCallum Cancer CentreA new tablet treatment called divarasib has shown it is very effective in treating a challenging type of bowel (colorectal) ca

Promising results for a new bowel cancer treatment

byPeter MacCallum Cancer CentreCredit: Peter MacCallum Cancer CentreA new tablet treatment called divarasib has shown it is very effective in treating a challenging type of bowel (colorectal) ca
Leaky Gut Syndrome: Symptoms and Ties to Other Disorders

Leaky Gut Syndrome: Symptoms and Ties to Other Disorders

Leaky Gut Syndrome: Symptoms and Ties to Other DisordersHow Intestinal Permeability Relates to Crohn's, Celiac, Allergies, and MoreByCathy WongUpdated on May 21, 2023Medically re

Leaky Gut Syndrome: Symptoms and Ties to Other Disorders

Leaky Gut Syndrome: Symptoms and Ties to Other DisordersHow Intestinal Permeability Relates to Crohn's, Celiac, Allergies, and MoreByCathy WongUpdated on May 21, 2023Medically re
Research sheds new light on pancreatic cancer metastasis

Research sheds new light on pancreatic cancer metastasis

by University of OklahomaMin Li, Ph.D. Credit: OU MedicineWith an overall survival rate of 9% for those diagnosed, pancreatic cancer remains exceedingly difficult to treat. However, the patient&#

Research sheds new light on pancreatic cancer metastasis

by University of OklahomaMin Li, Ph.D. Credit: OU MedicineWith an overall survival rate of 9% for those diagnosed, pancreatic cancer remains exceedingly difficult to treat. However, the patient&#
Molecular component of caffeine may play a role in gut health

Molecular component of caffeine may play a role in gut health

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit:Immunity(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.02.018Brigham researchers studying how and why certain cell types proliferate in the gut found tha

Molecular component of caffeine may play a role in gut health

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit:Immunity(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.02.018Brigham researchers studying how and why certain cell types proliferate in the gut found tha
Researchers fast-track app for bowel disease sufferers in new COVID-19 era

Researchers fast-track app for bowel disease sufferers in new COVID-19 era

by University of OtagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in University of Otago researchers, in collaboration with others in New Zealand, fast-tracking development of a s

Researchers fast-track app for bowel disease sufferers in new COVID-19 era

by University of OtagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in University of Otago researchers, in collaboration with others in New Zealand, fast-tracking development of a s
Scientists map entire human gut at single cell resolution

Scientists map entire human gut at single cell resolution

by University of North Carolina Health CareProtein MUC5b (red) in crypt-resident goblet cells; MUC2 (green) in all goblet cells. Credit: Magness Lab, UNC School of MedicineIf you get nervous, you

Scientists map entire human gut at single cell resolution

by University of North Carolina Health CareProtein MUC5b (red) in crypt-resident goblet cells; MUC2 (green) in all goblet cells. Credit: Magness Lab, UNC School of MedicineIf you get nervous, you
Decoding a direct dialog between the gut microbiota and the brain

Decoding a direct dialog between the gut microbiota and the brain

by Pasteur InstituteDecoding a direct dialog between the gut microbiota and the brain. Credit: Institut Pasteur / Pascal MarseaudGut microbiota by-products circulate in the bloodstream, regulatin

Decoding a direct dialog between the gut microbiota and the brain

by Pasteur InstituteDecoding a direct dialog between the gut microbiota and the brain. Credit: Institut Pasteur / Pascal MarseaudGut microbiota by-products circulate in the bloodstream, regulatin