Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

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Cranberry consumption modifies impact of animal-based diet on gut health

In a recently published feeding trial in The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, scientists investigated the potential protective effect of cranberries on the gut microbiome with an animal-based diet.

13 Nov 2018

Study finds why obesity both fuels cancer growth and helps immunotherapy to kill tumors

A groundbreaking new study by UC Davis researchers has uncovered why obesity both fuels cancer growth and allows blockbuster new immunotherapies to work better against those same tumors.

13 Nov 2018

Beneficial gut microbes metabolize high-fiber diet to improve heart health in mouse model

Diets rich in fiber have long been associated with an array of positive outcomes, chief among them healthy hearts and arteries protected from the ravages of atherosclerosis, the accumulation of fatty plaques linked to heart attacks and strokes.

13 Nov 2018

Fecal microbiota transplantation effective against ICI-associated colitis

For the first time, transplanting gut bacteria from healthy donors was used to successfully treat patients suffering from severe colitis caused by treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors.

12 Nov 2018

Saliva-based RNA test could improve ability to accurately identify children with ASD

Newly published research shows that a saliva-based biomarker panel and associated algorithm could improve the ability to accurately identify children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in its earliest stages, announced Quadrant Biosciences Inc.

9 Nov 2018

Common bacteria that cause foodborne diseases found to be resistant to antibiotics

Brazil's Ministry of Health received reports of 11,524 outbreaks of foodborne diseases between 2000 and 2015, with 219,909 individuals falling sick and 167 dying from the diseases in question.

9 Nov 2018

Breastmilk and saliva mixtures regulate oral microbiome of newborn babies

A study led by Dr Emma Sweeney and Adjunct Associate Professor Christine Knox, from QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, with colleagues at the University of Queensland, showed that the growth of some microbes was inhibited for up to 24 hours following breastmilk and saliva mixing.

8 Nov 2018

Scientist wins award for research in the field of commensal microbiota

The winner of the Johanna Duermueller-Bol DBMR Research Award 2018 is Dr. Stephanie Ganal-Vonarburg. As a Senior Scientist, she conducts research in the Gastroenterology / Mucosal Immunology Research Laboratory at Bern University Hospital and at the Department for BioMedical Research at the University of Bern.

8 Nov 2018

One type of Chlamydia protein manipulates human cells in two different ways

When Chlamydia trachomatis, the bacterium that causes one of the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide, infects a human cell, it hijacks parts of the host to build protective layers around itself.

8 Nov 2018

Regenstrief scientist calls for precision surveillance for colon cancer screening

The interval at which an individual undergoes a repeat colonoscopy because of previous pre-cancerous polyps -- a practice known as "surveillance" -- should be tailored to the individual and not simply be determined by the results of prior colonoscopies, according to Regenstrief Institute research scientist Thomas F. Imperiale, M.D.

8 Nov 2018

Scientists investigate how broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy affects interaction of gut bacteria

The human gut is teeming with billions of beneficial bacteria. Therapies that use antibiotics often destroy most of them.

7 Nov 2018

AI in medical space must be carefully tested for performance across wide range of populations

Artificial intelligence tools trained to detect pneumonia on chest X-rays suffered significant decreases in performance when tested on data from outside health systems, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount and published in a special issue of PLOS Medicine on machine learning and health care.

6 Nov 2018

Dietary restriction could help prevent age-related decline in integrity of human gut

Flies eating a Spartan diet are protected from leaky gut and the systemic inflammation associated with it as they age. Conversely, flies on a rich Atkins-like diet are more prone to developing intestinal permeability, a condition linked to a variety of human conditions including inflammatory bowel disease.

5 Nov 2018

Slime in showerheads could harbour dangerous lung bacteria finds study

A study has shown that the showerheads contain slime that can be home to potentially dangerous bacteria which lead to severe lung disease. Mycobacterial bacteria are responsible for lung diseases explain experts.

4 Nov 2018

Migration affects gut microbiota which in turn affects health find researchers

Human gut contains trillions of helpful and friendly bacteria that makes up the microbiome. These microbes are found to be greatly influential of human conditions including general health to mental health.

4 Nov 2018

U.S. immigration changes a person's gut microbiome

Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the Somali, Latino, and Hmong Partnership for Health and Wellness have new evidence that the gut microbiota of immigrants and refugees rapidly Westernize after a person's arrival in the United States.

2 Nov 2018

Researchers for first time view serotonin activating its receptor using high-powered microscopes

Serotonin receptors are common drug targets in the treatment of pain, gastrointestinal dysfunctions, and mood disorders yet little is known about their three-dimensional structure.

2 Nov 2018

New study to evaluate human immune system's response to influenza

The key to lasting protection against influenza may be in your bones. The cells that naturally protect you against illness originate and live in your bone marrow - and that is one spot where scientists will be looking to understand the human immune system's response to influenza in a groundbreaking new study led by the Human Vaccines Project.

1 Nov 2018

Inflammation can cause sleep and shiftwork-type disorders

Inflammation, which is the root cause of autoimmune disorders including arthritis, Type 1 diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome and Crohn's disease, has unexpected effects on body clock function and can lead to sleep and shiftwork-type disorders, a new Northwestern Medicine study in mice found.

31 Oct 2018

Cytokine levels could predict autoimmune reactions to cancer immunotherapy

The development of immunotherapy, which mobilizes the body's own immune system to destroy cancer cells, is one of the greatest advances in cancer treatment, but immunotherapy can cause harm to healthy tissue in some patients.

31 Oct 2018

Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Latest Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Cranberry consumption modifies impact of animal-based diet on gut health

Study finds why obesity both fuels cancer growth and helps immunotherapy to kill tumors

Beneficial gut microbes metabolize high-fiber diet to improve heart health in mouse model

Fecal microbiota transplantation effective against ICI-associated colitis

Saliva-based RNA test could improve ability to accurately identify children with ASD

Common bacteria that cause foodborne diseases found to be resistant to antibiotics

Breastmilk and saliva mixtures regulate oral microbiome of newborn babies

Scientist wins award for research in the field of commensal microbiota

One type of Chlamydia protein manipulates human cells in two different ways

Regenstrief scientist calls for precision surveillance for colon cancer screening

Scientists investigate how broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy affects interaction of gut bacteria

AI in medical space must be carefully tested for performance across wide range of populations

Dietary restriction could help prevent age-related decline in integrity of human gut

Slime in showerheads could harbour dangerous lung bacteria finds study

Migration affects gut microbiota which in turn affects health find researchers

U.S. immigration changes a person's gut microbiome

Researchers for first time view serotonin activating its receptor using high-powered microscopes

New study to evaluate human immune system's response to influenza

Inflammation can cause sleep and shiftwork-type disorders

Cytokine levels could predict autoimmune reactions to cancer immunotherapy

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