Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

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New discovery suggests choanos ‘eavesdrop’ on bacteria to regulate their life history

To the surprise of scientists, bacteria can act as an aphrodisiac for one-celled marine organisms notable for being the closest living relative of all animals.

1 Sep 2017

Breastfeeding may protect children from asthma exacerbations later in life

In a Pediatric Allergy and Immunology analysis of children with asthma, those who had been breastfed had a 45% lower risk of asthma exacerbations later in life compared with children who had not been breastfed.

1 Sep 2017

Gout patient hospitalizations: what’s causing the increase?

We looked at all hospitalizations in patients with gout. The concern is that gout is often considered as a disease of just the joints, specifically of the big toe. Yet, there have been quite a lot of studies that have talked about the many other comorbidities that occur because of hyperuricemia and gout. The idea is that it's not just the crystal deposits in the joint, but other consequences that are happening because of this disease in the rest of the body.

31 Aug 2017

New discovery reveals gut bacteria and human cells speak the same chemical language

We have a symbiotic relationship with the trillions of bacteria that live in our bodies--they help us, we help them. It turns out that they even speak the same language.

30 Aug 2017

Two distinct brain regions involve in decision-making process, research shows

Often when we make a decision, we calculate its "expected value," by multiplying the value of something (how much we want or need it) with the probability that we might be able to obtain it, a concept first introduced by 17th-century mathematician Blaise Pascal.

30 Aug 2017

Bacterial community in the gut of Parkinson's patients differs from that of healthy people

Parkinson's disease is an insidious disease: by the time it manifests as the typical motor dysfunctions such as tremors or muscle rigidity, portions of the brain have already been irreversibly destroyed.

29 Aug 2017

Researchers provide approaches to optimize cardiovascular risk reduction for patients with SAMS

Statins are highly effective for preventing heart attacks by reducing low-density lipoprotein or "bad" cholesterol.

29 Aug 2017

High levels of microbes deprive host of essential nutrients, research suggests

"Gut bacteria get to use a lot of our food before we do," says Federico Rey, a professor of bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Then we get their leftovers -- or their waste.

26 Aug 2017

Writing your way through cancer

When Lynn Scozzari wrote the beginning lines of that poem, "The Offering," in 2013, she was staring at a photo of a naked woman seated on a rock, her arms thrust open to a valley below. Scozzari herself was in a conference room of the cancer center at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., seated at a table stocked with coffee and tissues.

26 Aug 2017

Gut bacteria in Hadza diet different from ours study finds

Probiotics are one of the fastest growing areas for research as well as one of the valued members in the food industry. These are healthy bacteria or friendly bacteria that are added to yogurts, drinks, and baby food in order to colonize out gut when we are taking antibiotics or are down with an intestinal infection.

24 Aug 2017

Studies aim to better understand potential health benefits of red raspberries

Initial findings from several studies - including both human subjects and animals - on the potential health benefits of red raspberries were presented earlier this year at the 2017 Experimental Biology conference in Chicago.

24 Aug 2017

Researchers uncover evidence linking mental health disorders and disturbances to gut microbiome

Better understanding the gastrointestinal microbiome may help psychiatrists treat mental health disorders such as depression, highlights a review in Frontiers in Psychiatry.

23 Aug 2017

Our body contains more diverse microbes than previously known, new survey suggests

A new survey of DNA fragments circulating in human blood suggests our bodies contain vastly more diverse microbes than anyone previously understood.

23 Aug 2017

Exclusive enteral nutrition may be effective treatment for children with Crohn's disease

An analysis of published studies indicates that exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN)—when individuals receive only liquid nutrition—may be an effective treatment for children with Crohn's disease. The findings are published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

23 Aug 2017

Cortisol mediates communication between gut bacteria and brain metabolites, study suggests

Gut microbes have been in the news a lot lately. Recent studies show they can influence human health, behavior, and certain neurological disorders, such as autism.

21 Aug 2017

Home visits help new parents overcome tough histories, raise healthy children

Seated at a kitchen table in a cramped apartment, Rosendo Gil asked the young parents sitting across from him what they should do if their daughter caught a cold.

21 Aug 2017

Researchers uncover brain mechanism that makes high risk people resilient to bipolar disorder

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a brain mechanism in siblings of bipolar patients that makes them resilient to bipolar disorder.

18 Aug 2017

Antibiotic use makes immune cells less effective in fighting infections

Adding another reason for doctors to avoid the overuse of antibiotics, new research shows that a reduction in the variety of microbes in the gut interferes with the immune system's ability to fight off disease.

17 Aug 2017

Researchers explore if deep-sea sponges could be new source of potential antimicrobials

Marine sponges and the deep-sea ecosystem are comparatively under-studied and under-exploited compared with life in shallower waters - but a team of scientists from the University of Plymouth are identifying and developing potential new antimicrobials produced by the microbiome of sponges which live deep beneath the ocean surface.

17 Aug 2017

Research suggests novel approach to treating deadly pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is now the third leading cause of cancer mortality. Its incidence is increasing in parallel with the population increase in obesity, and its five-year survival rate still hovers at just 8 to 9 percent.

16 Aug 2017

Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Latest Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

New discovery suggests choanos ‘eavesdrop’ on bacteria to regulate their life history

Breastfeeding may protect children from asthma exacerbations later in life

Gout patient hospitalizations: what’s causing the increase?

New discovery reveals gut bacteria and human cells speak the same chemical language

Two distinct brain regions involve in decision-making process, research shows

Bacterial community in the gut of Parkinson's patients differs from that of healthy people

Researchers provide approaches to optimize cardiovascular risk reduction for patients with SAMS

High levels of microbes deprive host of essential nutrients, research suggests

Writing your way through cancer

Gut bacteria in Hadza diet different from ours study finds

Studies aim to better understand potential health benefits of red raspberries

Researchers uncover evidence linking mental health disorders and disturbances to gut microbiome

Our body contains more diverse microbes than previously known, new survey suggests

Exclusive enteral nutrition may be effective treatment for children with Crohn's disease

Cortisol mediates communication between gut bacteria and brain metabolites, study suggests

Home visits help new parents overcome tough histories, raise healthy children

Researchers uncover brain mechanism that makes high risk people resilient to bipolar disorder

Antibiotic use makes immune cells less effective in fighting infections

Researchers explore if deep-sea sponges could be new source of potential antimicrobials

Research suggests novel approach to treating deadly pancreatic cancer

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