Some gut viruses promote intestinal health, while others contribute to inflammatory bowel disease
BOSTON – Research in recent years has demonstrated the diverse roles that gut bacteria can play in health and disease, ...
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New insights into how a deadly intestinal disease in preemies develops
A recent study from the Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago ...
Investigators uncover small molecule to engineer intestinal cell types
Investigators at the Brigham and the Broad Institute have created specialized, tissue-like structures in the laboratory to model barrier tissues, ...
How the Chagas pathogen changes the intestinal microbiota of predatory bugs
FRANKFURT. According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), between six and seven million people worldwide, predominantly in Central ...
Intestinal cells change functions during their lives
Intestinal cells can change specializations during their lives. The BMP signaling pathway – an important communication mechanism between cells – ...
Colonic gene mapping gives insights into intestinal diseases
Using a technique called spatial transcriptomics, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have analysed the gene expression in the mouse ...
New study links gut fungi to intestinal inflammation in Crohn’s disease patients
Results of a new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University represent a step toward improving our understanding of Crohn’s disease and the ...
Ubiquitous food additive alters human microbiota and intestinal environment
ATLANTA—New clinical research indicates that a widely used food additive, carboxymethylcellulose, alters the intestinal environment of healthy persons, perturbing levels ...
Is the relationship between diet, intestinal bacteria and cells key to preventing systemic inflammation?
Mice fed a diet high in fat, cholesterol and calories, akin to the Western diet, had higher measures of blood ...
Lower antibiotic resistance in intestinal bacteria with forgotten antibiotic
A forgotten antibiotic, temocillin, led to lower selection of resistant bacteria than the standard treatment for febrile urinary tract infection, ...
Immune system keeps the intestinal flora in balance
The bacteria living in the intestine consist of some 500 to 1000 different species. They make up what is known ...
Researchers define chain of events leading to dangerous intestinal disorder in preemies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Graphic created by M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins Medicine, using images from Kovler et al, Science Translational Medicine, ...
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Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections responsible for spreading of COVID-19 less than symptomatic infections
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Body weight influences the chance of developing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
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New survey illustrates challenges associated with healthcare environmental hygiene in facilities worldwide
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Harsher COVID-19 restrictions associated with faster “pandemic fatigue”
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Protein supplement helps control Type 2 diabetes
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The “fuel of evolution” is more abundant than previously thought in wild animals