Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

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Researchers develop oil-based gels as drug delivery systems for children in resource-limited countries

Administering medications to children poses unique challenges, especially in resource-limited countries with high infant and child mortality rates.

27 May 2022

Exposure of microbial communities to antibiotics could facilitate the spread of plasmid-encoded genes

DNA molecules called plasmids – some of which protect bacteria from antibiotics – can spread rapidly through bacterial "communities" that are treated with antibiotics, new research shows.

27 May 2022

‘An Arm and a Leg’: Private equity is everywhere in health care. Really.

When a listener wrote to us about a pricey colonoscopy quote, we got curious. It turns out, a few years back, investors identified gastroenterology as their next hot-ticket item.

27 May 2022

Betting on ‘golden age’ of colonoscopies, private equity invests in gastro docs

Mariel needed a new gastroenterologist. Having just moved back to San Antonio, the 30-something searched for a doctor to manage her Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel condition that is successfully managed with medications and lifelong monitoring — including regular colonoscopies.

27 May 2022

Gut bacteria can reduce the effectiveness of certain blood pressure drugs

A new study from The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences has shown gut bacteria can reduce the effectiveness of certain blood pressure drugs.

26 May 2022

Older adults taking antibiotics more likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease

The more antibiotics prescribed to patients 60 and older, the more likely they were to develop inflammatory bowel disease, suggesting antibiotic use could explain some of the growth in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in older people, according to a review of 2.3 million patient records in a study selected for presentation at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

24 May 2022

Serological biomarker predicts severe Crohn's disease seven years prior to diagnosis

An international team led by a University of Toronto researcher has found that an antibody detectable in blood predicts severe Crohn's disease and is detectable up to seven years prior to disease diagnosis.

24 May 2022

Use of computer-aided technology during colonoscopy increases adenoma detection rate

Colonoscopies performed with computer-aided detection, or artificial intelligence, (AI) saw an increase in the overall rate of detection of adenoma, or cancerous and precancerous polyps, by 27 percent in average-risk patients, according to new data presented today at the Digestive Disease Week Annual Meeting.

24 May 2022

Gallstone disease may be a way to better diagnose deadly pancreatic cancer

Patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) were six times more likely to have had gallstone disease within the year prior to diagnosis than non-cancer patients, suggesting gallstones could be a warning sign for this aggressive and deadly cancer, according to research to be presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2022.

24 May 2022

New analysis finds persistent racial, ethnic disparities in survival rates for early-onset colon cancer

Five-year survival for younger adults with colorectal cancer (CRC) improved only for Whites between 1992 and 2013, according to a new analysis to be presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

24 May 2022

Using AI to Achieve Earlier Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer

In this interview, we talk to Takayuki Baba about ongoing research using artificial intelligence to achieve earlier diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

24 May 2022

Children who grow up with dogs may have protection from Crohn's disease later in life

Young children who grow up with a dog or in a large family may have some protection later in life from a common inflammatory bowel disease known as Crohn's disease, according to a study to be presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

23 May 2022

Study: Liver transplants from drug overdose donors increased in the pandemic's first year

Liver transplants from drug overdose donors rose significantly in the pandemic's first year, helping keep the number of liver transplants in the U.S. stable despite COVID-19 disruptions, according to a study to be presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

23 May 2022

New ‘Labskin Microbiome Friendly+ Seal of Approval’ unveiled

Labskin, a division of DeepVerge has today announced that it is setting an exacting standard for the skincare industry, the ‘Labskin Microbiome Friendly+ Seal of Approval.’

23 May 2022

Cannabis users need higher levels of sedation during gastric endoscopies

Patients who use cannabis required higher levels of sedation during gastric endoscopies than non-users, according to research to be presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

23 May 2022

Can human coronaviruses infect the GI tract?

Researchers review current findings on how human coronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2 might cause GI symptoms.

22 May 2022

Study reveals how ZBP1 could lead to a cytokine storm during COVID-19

Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have shown that the innate immune sensor, ZBP1, and its associated inflammatory cell death pathway, PANoptosis, are major contributors to the negative effects of interferon treatment and high interferon levels in some COVID-19 patients.

20 May 2022

Probiotic supplements accelerate the maturation of microbiome in extremely preterm infants

University of Calgary researchers have shown probiotic supplements can help form a healthy microbiome in the gut of the tiniest infants who are born without a fully formed gut microbiome.

20 May 2022

The enigma of post-acute infection syndromes

In a recent review published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers summarized known literature findings of the unexplained post-acute infection syndromes (PAISs).

20 May 2022

Intestinal microbiome may contribute to the pathogenesis of MSI colon cancers, study suggests

Investigators from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Jersey's only National Cancer Institute- Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, led a collaborative study to examine the patterns of druggable oncogenic fusions in colon cancer specimens including microsatellite-stable and unstable (MSI) tumors.

19 May 2022

Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Latest Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Researchers develop oil-based gels as drug delivery systems for children in resource-limited countries

Exposure of microbial communities to antibiotics could facilitate the spread of plasmid-encoded genes

‘An Arm and a Leg’: Private equity is everywhere in health care. Really.

Betting on ‘golden age’ of colonoscopies, private equity invests in gastro docs

Gut bacteria can reduce the effectiveness of certain blood pressure drugs

Older adults taking antibiotics more likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease

Serological biomarker predicts severe Crohn's disease seven years prior to diagnosis

Use of computer-aided technology during colonoscopy increases adenoma detection rate

Gallstone disease may be a way to better diagnose deadly pancreatic cancer

New analysis finds persistent racial, ethnic disparities in survival rates for early-onset colon cancer

Using AI to Achieve Earlier Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer

Children who grow up with dogs may have protection from Crohn's disease later in life

Study: Liver transplants from drug overdose donors increased in the pandemic's first year

New ‘Labskin Microbiome Friendly+ Seal of Approval’ unveiled

Cannabis users need higher levels of sedation during gastric endoscopies

Can human coronaviruses infect the GI tract?

Study reveals how ZBP1 could lead to a cytokine storm during COVID-19

Probiotic supplements accelerate the maturation of microbiome in extremely preterm infants

The enigma of post-acute infection syndromes

Intestinal microbiome may contribute to the pathogenesis of MSI colon cancers, study suggests

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