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Immune particles from llama blood could offer protection against several COVID-19 variants

Mount Sinai-led researchers have shown that tiny, robust immune particles derived from the blood of a llama could provide strong protection against every COVID-19 variant, including Omicron, and 18 similar viruses including SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1, which was responsible for the 2003 SARS outbreak.

29 Jun 2022

Investigating the prerequisites for developing RNA-based antibiotics

In the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, mRNA-based vaccines have impressively demonstrated their potential. Using this technology, scientists were able to rapidly develop and bring to market vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 that have been extremely effective at protecting millions of people against severe disease progression of COVID-19 or even death.

29 Jun 2022

UMass Amherst assistant professor wins $1.4 million grant to engineer synthetic bacteria for water contaminant removal

Lauren Andrews, University of Massachusetts Amherst assistant professor and the Marvin and Eva Schlanger Faculty Fellow in the department of chemical engineering, has received a three-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation for a collaborative project to engineer synthetic bacteria to neutralize toxic contaminants found in drinking water.

28 Jun 2022

Acute illness increases cortisol levels in children and adolescents

A new study reports that in children and adolescents without glucocorticoid deficiency, circulating cortisol levels were higher during acute illnesses.

28 Jun 2022

NYU Langone Health continues to broaden access to high-quality care with recent expansions

NYU Langone Health continues to broaden access to high-quality primary and specialty care with recent expansions on Long Island and in Brooklyn and southeast Florida.

28 Jun 2022

Mother's gut microbes can aid in the healthy development of baby, finds study

Researchers studying mice have found the first evidence of how a mother's gut microbes can help in the development of the placenta, and the healthy growth of the baby.

28 Jun 2022

Prebiotic fiber inulin offers a protective effect against the damage of high-salt diet

New research in rats finds a diet high in the prebiotic fiber inulin offered a protective effect against the damage of a high-salt diet.

27 Jun 2022

Study discovers microbial link between Western-style diet and colorectal cancer risk

New research builds the case that a Western-style diet -; rich in red and processed meat, sugar and refined grains/carbohydrates -; is tied to higher risk of colorectal cancer through the intestinal microbiota. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital with collaborators looked at data from more than 134,000 participants from two U.S.-wide prospective cohort studies.

27 Jun 2022

Does fecal viral excretion provide insights into on GI symptoms of COVID-19?

Researchers discuss the physiopathological mechanisms associated with digestive symptoms associated with COVID-19.

27 Jun 2022

Study finds higher risk of premature death among patients with pediatric onset immune-mediated inflammatory disease

Patients with a pediatric onset immune-mediated inflammatory disease have a significantly higher risk of premature death, according to new research being presented today at the 54th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

26 Jun 2022

UC San Diego scientists report on the molecular impact of life indoors

Within and upon every human being reside countless microorganisms -; the microbiota that help shape and direct the lives of their hosts. A similar phenomenon occurs between people, microbes and the homes they share.

24 Jun 2022

Study quantifies the cardiovascular risk posed by specific environmental exposures

A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai quantifies the cardiovascular risk posed by exposure to specific environmental factors, showing, for example, that air pollution heightens the risk of heart disease mortality by 17 percent.

24 Jun 2022

Researchers model a complex childhood disease on-a-chip

Millions of children in low- and middle-income nations suffer from environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine that is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old.

23 Jun 2022

American College of Radiology issues risk mitigation strategies to address contrast media shortage

GE Healthcare was forced to shut a production plant in April because of a COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai, China.

23 Jun 2022

Study links post-COVID symptoms with alterations in gut microbiota

A team of scientists has recently highlighted the significance of gut microbiota alterations induced by SARS-CoV-2 in triggering post-COVID-19 symptoms.

23 Jun 2022

New perspectives on C-section and microbiota in newborns

A new study pinpoints key questions and knowledge gaps that must be addressed in order to define microbiome deficits and their link to health outcomes in infants born by Cesarian section, but also to evaluate adequate clinical intervention strategies in this population.

22 Jun 2022

AGA's new clinical guidelines outline a personalized approach for treating IBS patients

New treatment guidelines released today in Gastroenterology outline a personalized approach for treating patients with approved drug treatments for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with constipation (IBS-C) or IBS with diarrhea (IBS-D).

21 Jun 2022

Lack of biodiversity in the gut or elevated metabolites associated with heart failure severity

Some people who experience heart failure have less biodiversity in their gut or have elevated gut metabolites, both of which are associated with more hospital visits and greater risk of death, according to a systematic review of research findings led by Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Study researchers and colleagues.

21 Jun 2022

Gut microbiome acts on the brain to control appetite

Hypothalamic GABAergic neurons recognize microbial muropeptides through the cytosolic receptor NOD2, which regulates food intake and body temperature.

19 Jun 2022

Co-development of three systems linked with baby's respiratory health

A new multidisciplinary study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center has found that the co-development of three systems, the gut microbiome, respiratory system and immune system, is correlated with a baby's respiratory health, and an infant can have negative respiratory outcomes if the development of one of these systems is disrupted.

17 Jun 2022

Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Latest Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Immune particles from llama blood could offer protection against several COVID-19 variants

Investigating the prerequisites for developing RNA-based antibiotics

UMass Amherst assistant professor wins $1.4 million grant to engineer synthetic bacteria for water contaminant removal

Acute illness increases cortisol levels in children and adolescents

NYU Langone Health continues to broaden access to high-quality care with recent expansions

Mother's gut microbes can aid in the healthy development of baby, finds study

Prebiotic fiber inulin offers a protective effect against the damage of high-salt diet

Study discovers microbial link between Western-style diet and colorectal cancer risk

Does fecal viral excretion provide insights into on GI symptoms of COVID-19?

Study finds higher risk of premature death among patients with pediatric onset immune-mediated inflammatory disease

UC San Diego scientists report on the molecular impact of life indoors

Study quantifies the cardiovascular risk posed by specific environmental exposures

Researchers model a complex childhood disease on-a-chip

American College of Radiology issues risk mitigation strategies to address contrast media shortage

Study links post-COVID symptoms with alterations in gut microbiota

New perspectives on C-section and microbiota in newborns

AGA's new clinical guidelines outline a personalized approach for treating IBS patients

Lack of biodiversity in the gut or elevated metabolites associated with heart failure severity

Gut microbiome acts on the brain to control appetite

Co-development of three systems linked with baby's respiratory health

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