Interleukin-22 study provides better understanding of immune responses in inflammatory bowel and lung disease

by MaterCredit:Journal of Experimental Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1084/jem.20230106An immune factor released by white blood cells during infection or inflammation works to suppress the body&#

Updated on: January 29,2024

Interleukin-22 study provides better understanding of immune responses in inflammatory bowel and lung disease

by MaterCredit:Journal of Experimental Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1084/jem.20230106An immune factor released by white blood cells during infection or inflammation works to suppress the body&#

Updated on:January 29,2024

E. coli bacteria found to exploit Crohn's disease inflammation

by Cornell UniversityEscherichia coli. Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIHA multi-year study of the role of E. coligut bacteria in Crohn's disease finds that intestinal infl

Updated on: June 28,2024

E. coli bacteria found to exploit Crohn's disease inflammation

by Cornell UniversityEscherichia coli. Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIHA multi-year study of the role of E. coligut bacteria in Crohn's disease finds that intestinal infl

Updated on:June 28,2024

Scientists reveal the role of immune progenitor cells in the repair of inflamed intestinal tissue

by Kumamoto UniversityCredit:The EMBO Journal(2022). DOI: 10.15252/embj.2022110712The human body contains an array of coexisting commensal microbes, primarily gut bacteria, which have

Updated on: June 03,2024

Scientists reveal the role of immune progenitor cells in the repair of inflamed intestinal tissue

by Kumamoto UniversityCredit:The EMBO Journal(2022). DOI: 10.15252/embj.2022110712The human body contains an array of coexisting commensal microbes, primarily gut bacteria, which have

Updated on:June 03,2024

Colorectal cancer screening should start at age 45 years

(HealthDay)—Average-risk colorectal cancer (CRC) screening should start at age 45 years, according to U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer recommendations published online Nov. 15 in&nbs

Updated on: June 06,2024

Colorectal cancer screening should start at age 45 years

(HealthDay)—Average-risk colorectal cancer (CRC) screening should start at age 45 years, according to U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer recommendations published online Nov. 15 in&nbs

Updated on:June 06,2024

How cellular plasticity drives cancer metastasis

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAbout 90% of deaths from cancer are a result of metastasis—that is, from cancer's ability to spread from

Updated on: April 28,2024

How cellular plasticity drives cancer metastasis

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAbout 90% of deaths from cancer are a result of metastasis—that is, from cancer's ability to spread from

Updated on:April 28,2024

Study reveals missing link between high-fat diet, microbiota and heart disease

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterMariana Byndloss and Woongjae Yoo are exploring the connections between diet, gut microbes and heart disease. Credit: VUMCA high-fat diet disrupts the biolo

Updated on: April 11,2024

Study reveals missing link between high-fat diet, microbiota and heart disease

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterMariana Byndloss and Woongjae Yoo are exploring the connections between diet, gut microbes and heart disease. Credit: VUMCA high-fat diet disrupts the biolo

Updated on:April 11,2024

Researchers call for regulation of direct-to-consumer microbiome tests

by University of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientific research has linked a person's microbiome to everything from gut and mental health to immunity and pred

Updated on: March 19,2024

Researchers call for regulation of direct-to-consumer microbiome tests

by University of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientific research has linked a person's microbiome to everything from gut and mental health to immunity and pred

Updated on:March 19,2024

Revealing the logic of the body's 'second brain'

by Matt Davenport,Michigan State UniversityA network of glial cells, the logic gates of the gut’s nervous system, are seen in this micrograph. The cells — the dark orbs enveloped in gray — have

Updated on: June 08,2024

Revealing the logic of the body's 'second brain'

by Matt Davenport,Michigan State UniversityA network of glial cells, the logic gates of the gut’s nervous system, are seen in this micrograph. The cells — the dark orbs enveloped in gray — have

Updated on:June 08,2024

Researchers discover exploiting microbiome bacteria in patients with lung infections improves low oxygen levels

by Professor Dr. Claudio De Simone , Medical XpressVentilated infant. Credit: Alexander Gray on UnsplashNewspaper headlines from the U.S. to the U.K. and most places in between highlight the surge in

Updated on: April 09,2024

Researchers discover exploiting microbiome bacteria in patients with lung infections improves low oxygen levels

by Professor Dr. Claudio De Simone , Medical XpressVentilated infant. Credit: Alexander Gray on UnsplashNewspaper headlines from the U.S. to the U.K. and most places in between highlight the surge in

Updated on:April 09,2024

Antacid use correlated to dementia, though causality remains elusive

Antacid use correlated to dementia, though causality remains elusiveby Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Copenhagen University Hospital and Aarhus Universi

Updated on: January 24,2024

Antacid use correlated to dementia, though causality remains elusive

Antacid use correlated to dementia, though causality remains elusiveby Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Copenhagen University Hospital and Aarhus Universi

Updated on:January 24,2024

Eating for a healthy colon

by Joshua Melson, Md,Rush University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainJust as diet can have a positive or negative impact on heart, brain and bone health, your colon's overall

Updated on: May 17,2024

Eating for a healthy colon

by Joshua Melson, Md,Rush University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainJust as diet can have a positive or negative impact on heart, brain and bone health, your colon's overall

Updated on:May 17,2024

Scientists link genetic makeup of bacteria in the human gut to several human diseases

by Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWe are truly never alone, not even within our own bodies. Human beings play host to trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other micr

Updated on: June 03,2024

Scientists link genetic makeup of bacteria in the human gut to several human diseases

by Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWe are truly never alone, not even within our own bodies. Human beings play host to trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other micr

Updated on:June 03,2024