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New book from Mayo Clinic Press helps fibromyalgia patients find solutions to better health

Fibromyalgia, a disorder that causes pain, fatigue, chronic headaches and a host of other symptoms, is often misunderstood by patients, families and health care providers. A new book from Mayo Clinic Press aims to change that.

25 Sep 2019

Study: Whole genome sequencing can improve surveillance, control of gastroenteritis

A new study into one of the UK's leading causes of gastroenteritis has shown how whole genome sequencing can improve its surveillance and control of the disease.

25 Sep 2019

Study evaluates new techniques to improve doctor-patient communication at end of life

It's one of the most difficult conversations a doctor will have with a patient: whether and when to turn off the life-saving device that has kept their heart beating.

24 Sep 2019

Researchers discover how bacterial enzyme removes inflammation-causing meat carbohydrates

Most mammals naturally produce a carbohydrate known as Neu5Gc -; humans do not. However, when we eat red meat, animal Neu5Gc is incorporated in our tissues.

23 Sep 2019

Mount Sinai announces creation of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Institute

The Mount Sinai Health System announced the creation of the Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Institute, the first of its kind in New York City, and one of a few in the world.

23 Sep 2019

New AGA guideline on evaluation of chronic diarrhea released

Diagnosing patients with chronic watery diarrhea can be difficult for health care providers, since several causes with specific therapies, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), microscopic colitis and chronic infection, need to be ruled out.

23 Sep 2019

Conference reviews effects of tobacco products, underscores the importance of oral health

On September 14, 2018 AADR held the "Oral Health Effects of Tobacco Products: Science and Regulatory Policy" meeting in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

23 Sep 2019

Undocumented immigrants have comparable transplant survival rates to U.S. citizens

Unauthorized immigrants who receive liver transplants in the United States have comparable three-year survival rates to U.S. citizens, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

20 Sep 2019

Diarrhea linked significantly to weight gain

A study has shown that obesity is linked to chronic diarrhea, independent of other lifestyle or eating habits.

19 Sep 2019

A vegan diet could boost gut microbes that aid weight loss

Switching to a vegan diet could help people lose nearly one pound in weight every week and significantly reduce their risk for diabetes, say researchers.

18 Sep 2019

Gut microbiome may play a role in mechanisms linked to muscle strength in older adults

A novel new study suggests that the gut microbiome has a role in mechanisms related to muscle strength in older adults.

18 Sep 2019

Study finds differences in gut bacteria between vaginally born and cesarean-delivered babies

Babies born vaginally have different gut bacteria - their microbiome - than those delivered by Cesarean, research has shown.

18 Sep 2019

Gut bacteria linked to stronger muscles in older people

The gut bacteria are related to muscle mass and physical function, in a relationship called the gut-muscle axis, which has been studied in mouse models and in young adults. A new study looks at the GMA in older adults for the first time.

18 Sep 2019

Altered microbiome in fruit flies can drive evolutionary change

The expression "you are what you eat" has taken on new meaning. In an experiment in fruit flies, or Drosophila melanogaster, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found that adding different species of microbes to the flies' food caused populations to diverge genetically, racking up significant genomic changes in just five generations.

18 Sep 2019

Ticks now carrying multiple diseases, says new study

A new study published in the journal mBio reports that ticks carry many more disease-causing agents than just those responsible for causing Lyme disease.

17 Sep 2019

Nanoscale syringe-like bacterial structures could be used to deliver novel drugs

By scraping tubeworms off the bottom of boats in the San Diego harbor to study them, San Diego State University researchers discovered that a beneficial bacterium that aids them in establishing colonies could also be a boon for human health, because the same process might already take place in the human gut.

17 Sep 2019

Study finds dietary fiber components that encourage growth of beneficial gut microbes

Humans choose food based on the way it looks, smells, and tastes. But the microbes in our guts use a different classification system--one that is based on the molecular components that make up different fibers.

17 Sep 2019

Gut bacterial changes influence lupus treatment results in pregnancy

The course of pregnancy, like that of true love, doesn’t always run smooth when you have lupus, correctly called systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This autoimmune disease is an occasionally violent, occasionally subdued, chronic inflammation that constantly smolders within multiple tissues in the body.

16 Sep 2019

Stanford-UCSF researchers report new cure for common cold in human cells and mice

Temporarily disabling a single protein inside our cells might be able to protect us from the common cold and other viral diseases, according to a study led by researchers at Stanford University and University of California-San Francisco.

16 Sep 2019

New effort to study gastrointestinal gases and their influence on gut disorders

A source of embarrassment to some, or pure comedy to others, flatulence and the gases of the intestines are increasingly seen as playing an important role in our digestive health.

16 Sep 2019

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Latest Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

New book from Mayo Clinic Press helps fibromyalgia patients find solutions to better health

Study: Whole genome sequencing can improve surveillance, control of gastroenteritis

Study evaluates new techniques to improve doctor-patient communication at end of life

Researchers discover how bacterial enzyme removes inflammation-causing meat carbohydrates

Mount Sinai announces creation of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Institute

New AGA guideline on evaluation of chronic diarrhea released

Conference reviews effects of tobacco products, underscores the importance of oral health

Undocumented immigrants have comparable transplant survival rates to U.S. citizens

Diarrhea linked significantly to weight gain

A vegan diet could boost gut microbes that aid weight loss

Gut microbiome may play a role in mechanisms linked to muscle strength in older adults

Study finds differences in gut bacteria between vaginally born and cesarean-delivered babies

Gut bacteria linked to stronger muscles in older people

Altered microbiome in fruit flies can drive evolutionary change

Ticks now carrying multiple diseases, says new study

Nanoscale syringe-like bacterial structures could be used to deliver novel drugs

Study finds dietary fiber components that encourage growth of beneficial gut microbes

Gut bacterial changes influence lupus treatment results in pregnancy

Stanford-UCSF researchers report new cure for common cold in human cells and mice

New effort to study gastrointestinal gases and their influence on gut disorders

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