Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

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The pathobiology, host response, and effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the respiratory and intestinal microbiome

Researchers investigated the effect of influenza A virus pre-exposure and SARS-CoV-2 infection in the elderly population using a 14-month-aged golden Syrian hamsters model.

18 Jul 2022

Future SARS-CoV-2 vaccines could hijack commensal bacteria in the gut–lung axis to confer immunity

Researchers screened bacterial mucosal vaccine vectors from 2015 to the present to identify a promising candidate to present SARS-CoV-2 spike protein or its fragments.

18 Jul 2022

Exploring the connection between Parkinson's disease and gut microbiota to uncover potential therapeutic targets

Scientists have published a new review focusing on the relationship between PD and gut microbiota.

15 Jul 2022

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announces latest ASPIRE awards for eight outstanding projects

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announced eight outstanding research projects to receive its latest class of ASPIRE awards.

14 Jul 2022

Evonik now offers enteric protected ready to fill capsules EUDRACAP® in IPEC-GMP quality

Evonik’s EUDRACAP® enteric easy-to-handle capsules are now globally available produced under IPEC-GMP. Launched last year, EUDRACAP® enteric are functional, ready-to-fill capsules that help pharmaceutical companies bring complex oral drug products to market faster.

From Evonik Health Care 14 Jul 2022

Mount Sinai receives $4.2 million to establish a Proteogenomic Data Analysis Center

The Office of Cancer Clinical Proteomics Research at the National Cancer Institute has awarded $4.2 million over five years to Mount Sinai researchers establishing a Proteogenomic Data Analysis Center to advance cancer research and treatments.

13 Jul 2022

Study identifies a protein that plays key role in protecting the gastrointestinal tract from inflammation

A protein called Zbtb46, expressed by specialized immune cells, has a major role in protecting the gastrointestinal tract from excessive inflammation, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

13 Jul 2022

Surveillance program for high risk patients aids in early detection of pancreatic cancer

Surveillance programs for people at high risk of developing pancreatic cancers can help detect precancerous conditions and cancers early, when they are most treatable, according to a new multicenter study directed by experts at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

13 Jul 2022

Study uncovers a new defense mechanism used by the immune system to combat Candida infections

Of all the fungi that live in the human body, the most infamous is probably the yeast Candida. This distant cousin of baker's yeast is notorious for causing various types of thrush that can be a major nuisance, but it can also lead to an invasive infection that may, on occasion, prove fatal.

13 Jul 2022

Researchers develop an AI system to classify IBD neoplasia lesions accurately

The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-;an intractable disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract-;has increased significantly in Japan.

13 Jul 2022

Production of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies from hyperimmunized chickens

A new study reports the production of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in hyperimmunized hens.

12 Jul 2022

Specific form of age-related macular degeneration linked to cardiovascular disease and stroke risk

Patients with a specific form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the United States, are at significant risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke, according to new research from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

12 Jul 2022

Scientists show how to design "ecological firewalls" for biosphere terraformation

Researchers discuss the use of ecological firewalls to predict and control communities of microbiota into which synthetic organisms are released.

11 Jul 2022

SARS-CoV-2 surrogates can survive on refrigerated or frozen meat products for up to 30 days, study finds

SARS-CoV-2 surrogates can survive on meat products in the refrigerator or the freezer, for up to 30 days. Those findings are published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

11 Jul 2022

Researchers receive $3.25 million NIH grant to better understand the oral manifestations of HIV

Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine will use a $3.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to better understand how HIV impacts the human body, from mouth lesions to oral cancer.

11 Jul 2022

Nuclear stress testing can help shape physicians' decision to refer patients for heart procedures

Patients identified by nuclear stress testing as having severe stress-induced myocardial ischemia (lack of blood flow to the heart) are likely to benefit from heart bypass surgery or angioplasty, while those with mild or no ischemia are not, according to a new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

11 Jul 2022

Black individuals may be more vulnerable to atherosclerosis early in life than young Hispanic adults

A unique Mount Sinai study focused on a multi-ethnic, underserved community in New York City shows that young Black adults are twice as likely to have atherosclerosis as similarly situated young Hispanic adults.

11 Jul 2022

Artificial Intelligence-based smartphone app for characterizing stool form

In a recent study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the United States evaluated an artificial intelligence (AI)-based smartphone application (app) trained to assess a patient's stool characteristics.

10 Jul 2022

Researchers discover the first effective drug to treat rare, genetic liver disease

Researchers at Saint Louis University's School of Medicine, in collaboration with Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals and Takeda Pharmaceuticals, report the first effective drug to treat a rare, genetic liver disease that formerly could only be treated with a liver transplant.

8 Jul 2022

Human milk immune activity may both lower and increase infants’ infectious disease risk

Researchers discuss the short-term effects of the immune system of breast milk on infant health.

7 Jul 2022

Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Latest Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

The pathobiology, host response, and effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the respiratory and intestinal microbiome

Future SARS-CoV-2 vaccines could hijack commensal bacteria in the gut–lung axis to confer immunity

Exploring the connection between Parkinson's disease and gut microbiota to uncover potential therapeutic targets

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announces latest ASPIRE awards for eight outstanding projects

Evonik now offers enteric protected ready to fill capsules EUDRACAP® in IPEC-GMP quality

Mount Sinai receives $4.2 million to establish a Proteogenomic Data Analysis Center

Study identifies a protein that plays key role in protecting the gastrointestinal tract from inflammation

Surveillance program for high risk patients aids in early detection of pancreatic cancer

Study uncovers a new defense mechanism used by the immune system to combat Candida infections

Researchers develop an AI system to classify IBD neoplasia lesions accurately

Production of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies from hyperimmunized chickens

Specific form of age-related macular degeneration linked to cardiovascular disease and stroke risk

Scientists show how to design "ecological firewalls" for biosphere terraformation

SARS-CoV-2 surrogates can survive on refrigerated or frozen meat products for up to 30 days, study finds

Researchers receive $3.25 million NIH grant to better understand the oral manifestations of HIV

Nuclear stress testing can help shape physicians' decision to refer patients for heart procedures

Black individuals may be more vulnerable to atherosclerosis early in life than young Hispanic adults

Artificial Intelligence-based smartphone app for characterizing stool form

Researchers discover the first effective drug to treat rare, genetic liver disease

Human milk immune activity may both lower and increase infants’ infectious disease risk

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