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Study shows link between oral microbiome and naturally occurring alveolar bone loss

It is becoming increasingly clear that the human microbiome – the collection of bacteria, viruses and fungi that live on and within us – significantly contributes to our health.

17 Feb 2022

New NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Center East 53rd Street offers gynecologic, obstetric, and wellness care

As part of its commitment to enhance access to high-quality care, NYU Langone Health has begun the phased opening of NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Center East 53rd Street, at 159 East 53rd Street, offering comprehensive gynecologic, obstetric, and wellness care.

17 Feb 2022

Global human microbiome research dominated by highly developed countries

New studies emerge daily on the effect of the human microbiome on human health: colon cancer, ulcers, and cognitive conditions such as Alzheimer's disease have been associated with the communities of microbes that live in our bodies.

16 Feb 2022

Gut microbial signatures associated with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes

A new study identified microbial signatures which predicted the onset of type 2 diabetes during nearly 16 years of follow-up in a large Finnish population cohort.

16 Feb 2022

Study suggests tea polyphenols may modulate COVID-19 via intestinal microbiota

A new study discusses the state of current knowledge about the potential use of tea polyphenols in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

16 Feb 2022

Estonian Microbiome Project demonstrates the impact of long-term antibiotic use on the microbiome

Estonian Microbiome Project, using electronic health data from more than 2500 biobank participants finds long-term antibiotic usage, independent from recent administration, has an impact on the microbiome, partly explaining the common bacterial signatures overlapping between diseases.

16 Feb 2022

Transformational $104 million gift will help VCU to expand treatment options for liver diseases

Virginia Commonwealth University will radically expand treatment options for liver and liver-related metabolic diseases thanks to a historic, transformational $104 million gift from Richard Todd Stravitz, M.D., and his family's Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation.

15 Feb 2022

New approach to alter the skin microbiome and reduce acne lesions using bacteria

Acne on the face is often treated with topical antibiotics, which tend to be used for an extended period of time and contribute to the serious problem of antibiotic resistance.

15 Feb 2022

Researchers generate stable cell lines capable of producing various hepatitis B virus genotypes

A new study created stable cell lines capable of producing different genotypes of the hepatitis B virus (HBV), advancing understanding of each type's distinct virological features, treatment responses, and infectivity that could lead to new therapies against a virus infecting humans as far back as 4,500 years ago.

15 Feb 2022

Discovery may lead to new treatment approach for people with alcohol-associated liver disease

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have uncovered a new pathway that helps explain how consuming too much alcohol causes damage to the liver, specifically mitochondrial dysfunction in alcohol-associated liver disease.

14 Feb 2022

Study explores the gut microbiome of COVID-19 patients

Researchers investigated the changes in the gut microbiome and the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in stool samples of COVID-19 patients.

14 Feb 2022

Challenges in safely deprescribing common anticholinergic drugs

Medications with anticholinergic properties have been consistently associated with a wide range of adverse outcomes for older adults including cognitive impairment, yet these drugs continue to be commonly prescribed for depression, urinary incontinence, irritable bowel syndrome and Parkinson's disease.

11 Feb 2022

Molecular treatment works against metastatic cancer that spread to the brain

Mount Sinai researchers conducting clinical trials of a drug targeting a cancer gene found that it increased metastatic cancer patients' survival and was able to work within the brain, according to a study published in Clinical Cancer Research in February.

10 Feb 2022

Potential new diagnostic marker for ulcerative colitis discovered

An international research collaboration has discovered a potential new diagnostic marker for ulcerative colitis in a trans-ethnic analysis of Japanese and white patients.

10 Feb 2022

Research lays the groundwork to better understand and treat Crohn's disease

A paper published this week in Immunity, a leading research journal highlighting discoveries in immunology by Cell Press, lays the groundwork to better understand and treat Crohn's disease, a type of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

9 Feb 2022

Study finds 50% increase in hospitalizations for alcoholic hepatitis in early months of the pandemic

In new research published in Liver International, researchers at Henry Ford Health System have found that people hospitalized for alcoholic hepatitis – a life threatening liver disease fueled by alcohol use – increased a staggering 50 percent in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

9 Feb 2022

Old FDA-approved drug may protect against lung injury and blood clots in severe COVID-19

An FDA-approved drug that has been in clinical use for more than 70 years may protect against lung injury and the risk of blood clots in severe COVID-19 and other disorders that cause immune-mediated damage to the lungs, according to a preclinical study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

8 Feb 2022

Novel diagnostic platform offers hope for early detection of cancer in patients with Barrett’s esophagus

On a mission to increase early detection of esophageal cancer, University of Colorado (CU) Cancer Center member Sachin Wani, MD, is leading a study to see if a novel diagnostic platform can help endoscopists better identify the disease in patients with a condition called Barrett's esophagus.

8 Feb 2022

Study shows how gut bacteria could undermine immunity in pancreatic cancer

Researchers at the University of Toronto and University Health Network have shown how probiotic bacteria in the gut could undermine immunity in pancreatic cancer, pointing toward more personalized cancer treatments.

8 Feb 2022

Gut microbiome modulation induces behavioral, cognitive changes in Alzheimer's disease model

New research in mice for the first time draws a definitive causal connection between changes in the gut microbiome to behavioral and cognitive changes in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease.

8 Feb 2022

Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Latest Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Study shows link between oral microbiome and naturally occurring alveolar bone loss

New NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Center East 53rd Street offers gynecologic, obstetric, and wellness care

Global human microbiome research dominated by highly developed countries

Gut microbial signatures associated with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Study suggests tea polyphenols may modulate COVID-19 via intestinal microbiota

Estonian Microbiome Project demonstrates the impact of long-term antibiotic use on the microbiome

Transformational $104 million gift will help VCU to expand treatment options for liver diseases

New approach to alter the skin microbiome and reduce acne lesions using bacteria

Researchers generate stable cell lines capable of producing various hepatitis B virus genotypes

Discovery may lead to new treatment approach for people with alcohol-associated liver disease

Study explores the gut microbiome of COVID-19 patients

Challenges in safely deprescribing common anticholinergic drugs

Molecular treatment works against metastatic cancer that spread to the brain

Potential new diagnostic marker for ulcerative colitis discovered

Research lays the groundwork to better understand and treat Crohn's disease

Study finds 50% increase in hospitalizations for alcoholic hepatitis in early months of the pandemic

Old FDA-approved drug may protect against lung injury and blood clots in severe COVID-19

Novel diagnostic platform offers hope for early detection of cancer in patients with Barrett’s esophagus

Study shows how gut bacteria could undermine immunity in pancreatic cancer

Gut microbiome modulation induces behavioral, cognitive changes in Alzheimer's disease model

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