H. pylori eradication cuts gastric cancer risk in those with family history

(HealthDay)—Among those who haveHelicobacter pyloriinfection and a family history of gastric cancer in first-degree relatives, eradication treatment forH. pylorireduces the ris

Updated on: June 17,2024 4

H. pylori eradication cuts gastric cancer risk in those with family history

(HealthDay)—Among those who haveHelicobacter pyloriinfection and a family history of gastric cancer in first-degree relatives, eradication treatment forH. pylorireduces the ris

Updated on:June 17,2024 4

Antibiotics use early in life increases risk of inflammatory bowel disease later in life

by Patti Verbanas,Rutgers UniversityMartin Blaser, director of the Rutgers Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine Credit: Rutgers UniversityEven short, single antibiotic courses given to

Updated on: May 23,2024 6

Antibiotics use early in life increases risk of inflammatory bowel disease later in life

by Patti Verbanas,Rutgers UniversityMartin Blaser, director of the Rutgers Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine Credit: Rutgers UniversityEven short, single antibiotic courses given to

Updated on:May 23,2024 6

Empowering mucosal healing with an engineered probiotic

by Harvard UniversityInflammatory lesions destroy epithelial cells that function as a barrier between the inside of the gut (lumen) and the rest of the body (left). This loss of barrier function

Updated on: March 28,2024 19

Empowering mucosal healing with an engineered probiotic

by Harvard UniversityInflammatory lesions destroy epithelial cells that function as a barrier between the inside of the gut (lumen) and the rest of the body (left). This loss of barrier function

Updated on:March 28,2024 19

Medical mystery: 'Creeping fat' in Crohn's patients linked to bacteria

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn many patients with Crohn's disease abdominal fat migrates to the wall of the inflamed small intestines. What prompts the fat tissue t

Updated on: April 01,2024 14

Medical mystery: 'Creeping fat' in Crohn's patients linked to bacteria

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn many patients with Crohn's disease abdominal fat migrates to the wall of the inflamed small intestines. What prompts the fat tissue t

Updated on:April 01,2024 14

Is there a connection between asthma and acid reflux?

by From Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainAsthma and acid reflux often occur together. It isn't clear why, or whether one causes the other. But we do know that acid reflux can worse

Updated on: May 06,2024 11

Is there a connection between asthma and acid reflux?

by From Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainAsthma and acid reflux often occur together. It isn't clear why, or whether one causes the other. But we do know that acid reflux can worse

Updated on:May 06,2024 11

Recommendations updated for nonvariceal upper GI bleeding

In clinical guidelines published online Oct. 22 in theAnnals of Internal Medicine, updated recommendations are presented for the management of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding.Alan N.

Updated on: June 17,2024 3

Recommendations updated for nonvariceal upper GI bleeding

In clinical guidelines published online Oct. 22 in theAnnals of Internal Medicine, updated recommendations are presented for the management of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding.Alan N.

Updated on:June 17,2024 3

Hydrogen peroxide keeps gut bacteria away from the colon lining

by UC DavisCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists at UC Davis Health have discovered that an enzyme in the colon lining releases hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) - a known disinfecting compound- to protect

Updated on: June 14,2024 4

Hydrogen peroxide keeps gut bacteria away from the colon lining

by UC DavisCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists at UC Davis Health have discovered that an enzyme in the colon lining releases hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) - a known disinfecting compound- to protect

Updated on:June 14,2024 4

Fatty acids rewire energy supply chain in stomach cancer development, study shows

by Tom Wilemon,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit:Gastroenterology(2024). DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.01.027New research has revealed how metabolic changes spurred by fatty acids contribute

Updated on: March 05,2024 7

Fatty acids rewire energy supply chain in stomach cancer development, study shows

by Tom Wilemon,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit:Gastroenterology(2024). DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.01.027New research has revealed how metabolic changes spurred by fatty acids contribute

Updated on:March 05,2024 7

The protein that keeps the pancreas from digesting itself

by Salk InstituteLeft: Healthy pancreas. Right: Extensive pancreatic scarring (purple) when ERR gamma is lost from acinar cells. Credit: Salk InstituteEvery day, your pancreas produces about one

Updated on: March 12,2024 18

The protein that keeps the pancreas from digesting itself

by Salk InstituteLeft: Healthy pancreas. Right: Extensive pancreatic scarring (purple) when ERR gamma is lost from acinar cells. Credit: Salk InstituteEvery day, your pancreas produces about one

Updated on:March 12,2024 18

Updated guidelines on surgery for Crohn's disease

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlthough rates of surgery for Crohn's disease have decreased over the years, many patients still require surgical treatment - due to inadequat

Updated on: June 01,2024 8

Updated guidelines on surgery for Crohn's disease

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlthough rates of surgery for Crohn's disease have decreased over the years, many patients still require surgical treatment - due to inadequat

Updated on:June 01,2024 8

Study investigates the effects of DiNP on the colon

by University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignPhyla quantification. Overall relative abundance composition of colonic bacteria for phyla are identified in each sample (A), and the relative abundan

Updated on: April 20,2024 16

Study investigates the effects of DiNP on the colon

by University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignPhyla quantification. Overall relative abundance composition of colonic bacteria for phyla are identified in each sample (A), and the relative abundan

Updated on:April 20,2024 16

Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases: Predicting the success of biologicals

by Kiel UniversityThe international team led by Prof. Philip Rosenstiel and Prof. Stefan Schreiber has studied gene expression and DNA methylation in blood samples from CED patients receiving ant

Updated on: May 29,2024 3

Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases: Predicting the success of biologicals

by Kiel UniversityThe international team led by Prof. Philip Rosenstiel and Prof. Stefan Schreiber has studied gene expression and DNA methylation in blood samples from CED patients receiving ant

Updated on:May 29,2024 3