Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Latest Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Probiotics for kidney disorders to be showcased at ANNA 2019 in Dallas

Kibow Biotech, Inc., Pennsylvania, will feature its product for Kidney Illness, RENADYL™, at the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the American Nephrology Nurse Association (ANNA) in Dallas, Texas, USA.

From Kibow Biotech Inc. 2 Aug 2019

Company expands development plans for drugs which slow progression to dialysis

Kibow Biotech announces that the focus on supporting and maintaining healthy kidney function with probiotics/prebiotics to potentially delay the progression to dialysis is based on its enteric toxin reduction platform technology termed "Enteric Dialysis®"

From Kibow Biotech Inc. 2 Aug 2019

Genetically tweaking gut bacteria reduces risk of colorectal cancer in mice finds study

Researchers have found that editing of the genes of the bacteria present in the guts of mice could help reduce the inflammation and associated risk of colorectal cancers.

31 Jul 2019

Liver function may be important in Alzheimer’s disease risk

A new study shows a strong link between altered liver function and the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This correlates with recent data on the role played by diseases affecting the systemic metabolism, such as diabetes and high blood cholesterol, in disruptions of brain function as in AD.

31 Jul 2019

Selective antibiotics could make precision treatment possible

With multi-resistant germs becoming more and more of a threat, we are in need of new antibiotics now more than ever.

31 Jul 2019

Highly sensitive 'sniff-cam' to detect disease biomarkers

Having bad breath can mean someone ate a smelly lunch, but it could indicate that the person is sick. Various scent compounds have been linked to illnesses such as diabetes, lung cancer and Parkinson's disease, leading scientists to develop technology that measures these substances.

31 Jul 2019

Genetic and environmental factors play major roles in the onset of vitiligo

A pair of new journal articles by researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine indicate that both genetic and environmental factors play significant roles in the onset of vitiligo, an autoimmune disease that results in the loss of color in blotches of skin.

31 Jul 2019

UM researchers receive $14 million from NIH for cutting-edge HIV research

The National Institutes of Health has awarded University of Miami researchers $14 million for an ambitious seven-year project that will keep the Miller School of Medicine at the forefront of cutting-edge HIV research.

30 Jul 2019

MIT researchers develop new material that could make it easier to remove colon polyps

More than 15 million colonoscopies are performed in the United States every year, and in at least 20 percent of those, gastroenterologists end up removing precancerous growths from the colon. Eliminating these early-stage lesions, known as polyps, is the best way to prevent colon cancer from developing.

30 Jul 2019

Genetics may influence the composition of the microbiome more than environmental factors

Researchers have found that the microbiome is influenced by genetics much more than it is by the maternal birth environment.

29 Jul 2019

Organic apples have probiotic properties

A new study shows that eating an apple, core and all, is the equivalent of eating not only fiber, vitamins and, sugars, but also about 100 million bacteria.

29 Jul 2019

Trial shows nor-urso as an effective treatment option for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

A team led by Michael Trauner at MedUni Vienna's Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology demonstrated the beneficial effect of synthetically produced bile acid with the active agent nor-ursodeoxycholic acid (nor-urso) in the hitherto incurable liver disease primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) around two years ago.

29 Jul 2019

Tohoku University professor awarded 2019 Yngve Ericsson Prize

Professor Nobuhiro Takahashi of the Graduate School of Dentistry has been awarded the 2019 Yngve Ericsson Prize in the field of preventive odontology, the first researcher in Asia to receive the honor.

27 Jul 2019

MGH study shows the importance of fatty acid balance in chronic disease

Using novel transgenic mouse models they developed, Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have provided new evidence that it is the ratio of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids, rather than the total amount of them, that influences risk of developing chronic disease.

27 Jul 2019

Gut bacteria that prevents mice from becoming obese may also control weight in people

Researchers at University of Utah Health have identified a specific class of bacteria from the gut that prevents mice from becoming obese, suggesting these same microbes may similarly control weight in people.

26 Jul 2019

Scientists investigate how fungus interacts with bacteria to trigger Crohn's disease

Scientists have known that bacteria in the gut, along with environmental and genetic factors, contribute to the debilitating intestinal ailment of Crohn's disease.

26 Jul 2019

Scientists develop 3D printed pill that samples bacteria found in the gut

The gut microbiome is made up of trillions of living microbes, and more than a thousand species of bacteria. It has been known that the gut plays major roles in the body’s health. A team of university engineers may have developed a way to study and collect samples of microbes living in the gut.

25 Jul 2019