Using the gut-brain connection to impact brain health and disease

by Society for NeuroscienceCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearch on gut-brain communication via the immune system may help in the development of novel treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. The f

Updated on: May 29,2024

Using the gut-brain connection to impact brain health and disease

by Society for NeuroscienceCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearch on gut-brain communication via the immune system may help in the development of novel treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. The f

Updated on:May 29,2024

Drink that kombucha at your own risk: Scientist discusses popular gut health advice

by Alena Kuzub,Northeastern UniversityAdvanced Drug Delivery Research Lab at Northeastern University works on developing gut models that will allow to visualize and test hypotheses about the upp

Updated on: June 14,2024

Drink that kombucha at your own risk: Scientist discusses popular gut health advice

by Alena Kuzub,Northeastern UniversityAdvanced Drug Delivery Research Lab at Northeastern University works on developing gut models that will allow to visualize and test hypotheses about the upp

Updated on:June 14,2024

New treatment for recurrence of C. difficile infection approved by FDA

by Liam Connolly,UC DavisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved VOWST, a microbiota-based therapeutic to prevent recurrence of C. difficile Inf

Updated on: February 21,2024

New treatment for recurrence of C. difficile infection approved by FDA

by Liam Connolly,UC DavisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved VOWST, a microbiota-based therapeutic to prevent recurrence of C. difficile Inf

Updated on:February 21,2024

Belly fat hinders digestive disease medications

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe mass and composition of our bodies can significantly affect the way medications are metabolized and absorbed. Investigators at C

Updated on: June 20,2024

Belly fat hinders digestive disease medications

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe mass and composition of our bodies can significantly affect the way medications are metabolized and absorbed. Investigators at C

Updated on:June 20,2024

Addicted to chili? Here's how it might help us regain our sense of taste after COVID

by Michael Mathai,The ConversationLike the slogan on the bottle says: ‘I put Sriracha on my Sriracha’. Credit:Unsplash/Hiroko Nishimura,CC BYThe news of ahot chili sauce shorta

Updated on: June 25,2024

Addicted to chili? Here's how it might help us regain our sense of taste after COVID

by Michael Mathai,The ConversationLike the slogan on the bottle says: ‘I put Sriracha on my Sriracha’. Credit:Unsplash/Hiroko Nishimura,CC BYThe news of ahot chili sauce shorta

Updated on:June 25,2024

Scientists report gastrointestinal manifestations and mechanisms of COVID-19

by University of Science and Technology of ChinaThe potential faecal-oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Credit: GUO MengRecently, Prof. Zhu Shu from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) o

Updated on: June 03,2024

Scientists report gastrointestinal manifestations and mechanisms of COVID-19

by University of Science and Technology of ChinaThe potential faecal-oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Credit: GUO MengRecently, Prof. Zhu Shu from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) o

Updated on:June 03,2024

When antireflux surgery is needed to treat GERD after endoscopy

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers report a growing awareness of gastroesophageal reflux problems among patients who undergo endoscopic, nonsurgical treatment for esopha

Updated on: June 28,2024

When antireflux surgery is needed to treat GERD after endoscopy

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers report a growing awareness of gastroesophageal reflux problems among patients who undergo endoscopic, nonsurgical treatment for esopha

Updated on:June 28,2024

New drug application doubles rates of remission in patients with ulcerative colitis

by Amsterdam University Medical CentersEndoscopic image of a bowel section known as the sigmoid colon afflicted with ulcerative colitis. The internal surface of the colon is blotchy and broken in

Updated on: April 24,2024

New drug application doubles rates of remission in patients with ulcerative colitis

by Amsterdam University Medical CentersEndoscopic image of a bowel section known as the sigmoid colon afflicted with ulcerative colitis. The internal surface of the colon is blotchy and broken in

Updated on:April 24,2024

Dietary treatment found to be more effective than medicines in irritable bowel syndrome

by University of GothenburgCredit: Kindel Media from PexelsA study conducted at the University of Gothenburg found that with dietary adjustments, more than 7 out of 10 irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) p

Updated on: May 14,2024

Dietary treatment found to be more effective than medicines in irritable bowel syndrome

by University of GothenburgCredit: Kindel Media from PexelsA study conducted at the University of Gothenburg found that with dietary adjustments, more than 7 out of 10 irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) p

Updated on:May 14,2024

Noninvasive multitarget stool RNA test found to have high sensitivity for colorectal neoplasia

Noninvasive multitarget stool RNA test found to have high sensitivity for colorectal neoplasiaby Elana GotkineA noninvasive, multitarget stool RNA (mt-sRNA) test has high sensitivity for detecting col

Updated on: January 24,2024

Noninvasive multitarget stool RNA test found to have high sensitivity for colorectal neoplasia

Noninvasive multitarget stool RNA test found to have high sensitivity for colorectal neoplasiaby Elana GotkineA noninvasive, multitarget stool RNA (mt-sRNA) test has high sensitivity for detecting col

Updated on:January 24,2024

Bruce Springsteen and peptic ulcer awareness

by Dan DeLuca and Aubrey Whelan, The Philadelphia InquirerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Bruce Springsteen abruptly postponed his two Philadelphia concerts at Citizens Bank Park in August ― and

Updated on: January 24,2024

Bruce Springsteen and peptic ulcer awareness

by Dan DeLuca and Aubrey Whelan, The Philadelphia InquirerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Bruce Springsteen abruptly postponed his two Philadelphia concerts at Citizens Bank Park in August ― and

Updated on:January 24,2024

How diet and medication impact gut bacteria and human health

by Christian Urban,Kiel UniversityThe nematode Caenorhabditis elegans served as a model system to study microbe-host-drug interactions. Credit: Dr. Filipe Cabreiro, Host-Microbe Co-Metabolism Gr

Updated on: March 28,2024

How diet and medication impact gut bacteria and human health

by Christian Urban,Kiel UniversityThe nematode Caenorhabditis elegans served as a model system to study microbe-host-drug interactions. Credit: Dr. Filipe Cabreiro, Host-Microbe Co-Metabolism Gr

Updated on:March 28,2024