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Impact of IBS on patients

The report reveals a quite alarming situation about the economic impact of IBS on healthcare system, society and patients themselves. In particular, it disclosed that there are a lot of hidden costs related to the utilization of healthcare resources by means of patients, frequently not recognized as IBS...

16 Jan 2017

Global demand for plant and algae-based foods differs around the world

With the world’s population projected to hit 9.9 billion by 2050, experts are continuing to look for sustainable food sources to feed the masses.

16 Jan 2017

New research finds link between heartburn drugs and increase in risk of infectious gastroenteritis

New research has found a link between popular heartburn drugs and an increase in the risk of infectious gastroenteritis -- an illness that results in 13.1 million lost days of work in Australia a year.

12 Jan 2017

Could pathogen infection really lead to Alzheimer’s?

New concepts of infectious disease are evolving with the realization that pathogens are key players in the development of progressive chronic diseases that originally were not thought to be infectious. Infection is well-known to be associated with numerous neurological diseases for which...

12 Jan 2017

Mediplus develops new silicone pessaries that eliminate clinical risks associated with surgical mesh

Women who suffer from incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse from obesity, heavy lifting, smoking, chronic constipation or childbirth don’t always need surgery according to a pioneering British medical device manufacturer.

12 Jan 2017

Hormonal fluctuations make women more sensitive to addictive properties of cocaine, study reveals

Hormonal fluctuations women undergo make them particularly sensitive, compared to men, to the addictive properties of cocaine, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published January 10 in the journal Nature Communications.

11 Jan 2017

Women with IBS experience worse quality of life than men, new research shows

Double work and a high embarrassment factor can lead to the quality of life being affected more among women than men by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a very common gastrointestinal disease.

9 Jan 2017

Georgia Tech researchers find new way to improve treatment for inflammatory diseases

Is a treatment only making things better or maybe also making some things a little worse? That can be a nagging question in some medical decisions, where side effects are possible.

6 Jan 2017

Uterine microbiome study provides important insights into etiology of endometrial cancer

Endometrial cancer triggers remain elusive, despite continued research. But given the typical inflammatory profile in these cases, microbes in the uterine environment are suspected to play a role in the development of this disease.

6 Jan 2017

Gun violence is least-researched and underfunded cause of death, study shows

Funding and publication of gun violence research are disproportionately low compared to other leading causes of death in the United States, according to new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published online today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

4 Jan 2017

Ardelyx initiates two clinical trials to evaluate new treatment for hyperkalemia

Ardelyx, Inc., a clinical-stage company focused on enhancing the treatment of patients with gastrointestinal and cardiorenal diseases, today announced the initiation of a Phase 3 clinical trial and an onset-of-action clinical trial evaluating RDX7675 in patients with hyperkalemia, a potentially life-threatening condition common in patients with cardiorenal disease.

3 Jan 2017

New diet could treat pediatric patients with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis

In a first-of-its-kind study published today in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, researchers from Seattle Children's and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, led by Dr. David Suskind, a Seattle Children's gastroenterologist, found that diet alone can bring pediatric patients with active Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) into clinical remission.

30 Dec 2016

New evidence may explain how gut microorganisms affect human physiology

Researchers have found evidence that could shed new light on the complex community of trillions of microorganisms living in all our guts, and how they interact with our bodies.

30 Dec 2016

IBBL becomes first biobank to be accredited for next-generation microbial sequencing

Further to a successful follow-up audit, IBBL (Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg) becomes the first biobank worldwide to be accredited for the next-generation 16S rRNA gene sequencing, a cutting-edge method that takes forward research into the human microbiome.

23 Dec 2016

Mount Sinai researchers laying groundwork to find effective treatment for Zika virus

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are working on the basic science that lays the groundwork to finding a way to treat and prevent the Zika virus, a global health risk.

22 Dec 2016

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute establishes spin-out company, Microbiotica

Cambridge Innovation Capital plc, a Cambridge-based investor in technology and healthcare companies, and IP Group plc, the developer of intellectual property-based businesses, announce the creation of Microbiotica Ltd, a newly formed spin-out company from the UK’s Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute based at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Hinxton, Cambridge.

21 Dec 2016

Leading journal publishes article about ciliate lipases as therapeutic candidates for oral treatment of EPI

Cilian AG, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of subunit vaccines, enzymes and monoclonal antibodies, announces that the European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, the international, peer-reviewed, online publication journal, has published an article entitled: Novel ciliate lipases for enzyme replacement during exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.

20 Dec 2016

Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Latest Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Impact of IBS on patients

Global demand for plant and algae-based foods differs around the world

New research finds link between heartburn drugs and increase in risk of infectious gastroenteritis

Could pathogen infection really lead to Alzheimer’s?

Mediplus develops new silicone pessaries that eliminate clinical risks associated with surgical mesh

Hormonal fluctuations make women more sensitive to addictive properties of cocaine, study reveals

Women with IBS experience worse quality of life than men, new research shows

Georgia Tech researchers find new way to improve treatment for inflammatory diseases

Uterine microbiome study provides important insights into etiology of endometrial cancer

Gun violence is least-researched and underfunded cause of death, study shows

Ardelyx initiates two clinical trials to evaluate new treatment for hyperkalemia

New diet could treat pediatric patients with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis

New evidence may explain how gut microorganisms affect human physiology

IBBL becomes first biobank to be accredited for next-generation microbial sequencing

Mount Sinai researchers laying groundwork to find effective treatment for Zika virus

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute establishes spin-out company, Microbiotica

Leading journal publishes article about ciliate lipases as therapeutic candidates for oral treatment of EPI

Mayo Clinic scientists show how hungry liver cells find energy

University of Limerick professor outlines evidence for categorising mesentery as organ

Replacing missing gut bacteria could help treat children with rare autoimmune disease

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