Difficulty swallowing linked to chronic opioid use

by Bill Snyder,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChronic use of opioid painkillers like hydrocodone and oxycodone significantly increases the risk of dysphagia, difficulty sw

Updated on: May 19,2024

Difficulty swallowing linked to chronic opioid use

by Bill Snyder,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChronic use of opioid painkillers like hydrocodone and oxycodone significantly increases the risk of dysphagia, difficulty sw

Updated on:May 19,2024

Anti-reflux mucosectomy effective for GERD in long term

by Elana GotkineFor patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), anti-reflux mucosectomy (ARMS) shows long-term efficacy and is also effective for patients with reflux hypersensitivity, accor

Updated on: June 06,2024

Anti-reflux mucosectomy effective for GERD in long term

by Elana GotkineFor patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), anti-reflux mucosectomy (ARMS) shows long-term efficacy and is also effective for patients with reflux hypersensitivity, accor

Updated on:June 06,2024

Novel PET radiotracer facilitates early, noninvasive detection of inflammatory bowel disease

bySociety of Nuclear MedicineIL12/23p40 immuno-PET/CT imaging of healthy and DSS-treated mice. Representative maximum-intensity projection images of healthy (left) and DSS-treated (right) mice a

Updated on: January 24,2024

Novel PET radiotracer facilitates early, noninvasive detection of inflammatory bowel disease

bySociety of Nuclear MedicineIL12/23p40 immuno-PET/CT imaging of healthy and DSS-treated mice. Representative maximum-intensity projection images of healthy (left) and DSS-treated (right) mice a

Updated on:January 24,2024

Explaining why people do not have an immune response to food

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School has looked into the question of why most people do not develop an imm

Updated on: June 06,2024

Explaining why people do not have an immune response to food

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School has looked into the question of why most people do not develop an imm

Updated on:June 06,2024

Finding the right diagnosis with liver biopsy

by Ryn Thorn,Medical University of South CarolinaLiver Biopsy. Credit: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of HealthThe popularity of noninvasiv

Updated on: March 05,2024

Finding the right diagnosis with liver biopsy

by Ryn Thorn,Medical University of South CarolinaLiver Biopsy. Credit: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of HealthThe popularity of noninvasiv

Updated on:March 05,2024

COVID-19: Enzyme targeted by virus also influences gut inflammation

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterThe novel coronavirus as seen under a microscope. Credit: Courtesy of the National Institutes of Health.An enzyme that helps COVID-19 (coronavirus) infect the body a

Updated on: February 21,2024

COVID-19: Enzyme targeted by virus also influences gut inflammation

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterThe novel coronavirus as seen under a microscope. Credit: Courtesy of the National Institutes of Health.An enzyme that helps COVID-19 (coronavirus) infect the body a

Updated on:February 21,2024

Microbial strains show individualized patterns of stability in the developing infant gut

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainSince 2017, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers Casey Morrow, Ph.D., and Hyunmin Koo, Ph.D., have used powe

Updated on: May 17,2024

Microbial strains show individualized patterns of stability in the developing infant gut

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainSince 2017, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers Casey Morrow, Ph.D., and Hyunmin Koo, Ph.D., have used powe

Updated on:May 17,2024

Your microbiome shapes your life, but where did it come from?

by Carnegie Institution for ScienceCredit: Navid Marvi, Carnegie Institution for ScienceThe gut microbiome is an ecosystem of hundreds to thousands of microbial species living within the human bo

Updated on: May 28,2024

Your microbiome shapes your life, but where did it come from?

by Carnegie Institution for ScienceCredit: Navid Marvi, Carnegie Institution for ScienceThe gut microbiome is an ecosystem of hundreds to thousands of microbial species living within the human bo

Updated on:May 28,2024

Mixing drugs into oil-based gels could help the medicine go down

by Sarah McDonnell,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor most children and even some adults, swallowing pills or tablets is difficult. To make it easier to g

Updated on: June 08,2024

Mixing drugs into oil-based gels could help the medicine go down

by Sarah McDonnell,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor most children and even some adults, swallowing pills or tablets is difficult. To make it easier to g

Updated on:June 08,2024

Estimating gastric cancer risk using DNA methylation and lifestyle data

byChiba UniversityOverview of clinical data in the health check-up cohort and clinical samples. (a) Study design of the health check-up cohort. (b) Gastric tissues collected in this study. Five

Updated on: January 24,2024

Estimating gastric cancer risk using DNA methylation and lifestyle data

byChiba UniversityOverview of clinical data in the health check-up cohort and clinical samples. (a) Study design of the health check-up cohort. (b) Gastric tissues collected in this study. Five

Updated on:January 24,2024

Small intestine found to adapt its size according to nutrient intake

by University of CopenhagenThe activin signaling pathway control turnover of intestinal cells. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44553-9Resizing of the intes

Updated on: March 05,2024

Small intestine found to adapt its size according to nutrient intake

by University of CopenhagenThe activin signaling pathway control turnover of intestinal cells. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44553-9Resizing of the intes

Updated on:March 05,2024

Novel late-stage colorectal cancer treatment proves effective in preclinical models

by Angel Mendez,University of Minnesota Medical SchoolThe low T cells are due to exosomal, immunosuppressive miRNAs that disrupt T cell function and loss of T cells in the tumor environment. Cre

Updated on: April 29,2024

Novel late-stage colorectal cancer treatment proves effective in preclinical models

by Angel Mendez,University of Minnesota Medical SchoolThe low T cells are due to exosomal, immunosuppressive miRNAs that disrupt T cell function and loss of T cells in the tumor environment. Cre

Updated on:April 29,2024