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eHealth app helps patients recover from major abdominal operations 30% faster

Through the use of eHealth application ikHerstel, patients recover from major abdominal operations 30% faster than patients who do not use the app.

5 Jul 2023

Candidate genes for inflammatory bowel disease identified

A study of the genetic variation that makes mice more susceptible to bowel inflammation after a high-fat diet has identified candidate genes which may drive inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in humans. The findings are published as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife.

5 Jul 2023

Inherited genes linked to higher risk for diverticular disease of intestine

University of Queensland researchers have used genetics to reveal that much of the risk of developing a common and sometimes fatal intestinal disease is inherited.

4 Jul 2023

Mutations in AGC kinase motif linked to colorectal cancer growth

Cancer spreads throughout the human body in cunning, almost militaristic, ways. For example, it can manipulate our genetic make-up, take over specific cell-to-cell signaling processes, and mutate key enzymes to promote tumor growth, resist therapies, and hasten its spread from the original site to the bloodstream or other organs.

3 Jul 2023

Research reveals how cells carry out the controlled release of mucins and insulin

Researchers from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona have published a study in the journal Nature Communications that reveals how cells carry out the controlled release of mucins and insulin, two crucial proteins for human health.

3 Jul 2023

New drug effective as a treatment against ulcerative colitis, clinical trial shows

A new drug, investigated by Amsterdam UMC together with colleagues around the world, is effective as a treatment against ulcerative colitis.

28 Jun 2023

Seven risk factors for early onset colorectal cancer in males identified

Colorectal cancer incidence and deaths are declining for individuals age 50 and older, but are increasing for those under 50.

27 Jun 2023

New study shows promise for diphenyl ditelluride as anti-cancer drug

A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on June 21, 2023, entitled, "Diphenyl ditelluride anticancer activity and DNA topoisomerase I poisoning in human colon cancer HCT116 cells."

26 Jun 2023

Researchers pinpoint a key feature that leads to aggressive spread of colon cancer

In a significant development in the fight against fatal cancers, University of Otago researchers have pinpointed a key feature that leads to the aggressive spread of colon cancer.

26 Jun 2023

New platform technology bridges the gap between microscopic analysis and multiplex imaging

Researchers at the Ludwig Center at Harvard have developed a platform technology for imaging that enables integration of the methods of microscopic analysis long employed in pathology laboratories with the visualization of multiple molecular markers in individual cells that is now rapidly advancing in research labs.

22 Jun 2023

MD Anderson and Ochsner Health join forces to advance cancer care in Louisiana

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and New Orleans-based Ochsner Health today announced a partnership to create Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center in southeastern Louisiana.

22 Jun 2023

Uncovering Hidden Diversity in Human Gut Anatomy

In this interview, we spoke to researchers involved in a recent study that found significant variation in the anatomy of human guts.

22 Jun 2023

Combining blood biomarkers with genomics could provide useful information about disease risk

Being to identify people at high risk of chronic disease means that they can be targeted with prevention measures before they become sick.

9 Jun 2023

Chain reaction: Nutritional keys to a healthier diet may lie in unraveling starch structures

The chain length distribution (CLD) of starch plays a crucial role in human health, affecting the digestibility of starch-containing foods and correlating with diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity. By understanding and manipulating CLDs, it is possible to develop plant varieties that provide improved health properties in starch-based foods.

6 Jun 2023

COLOTECT 1.0 receives market authorization from Malaysia's Medical Device Authority

Recently, BGI Genomics' COLOTECT 1.0 DNA Methylation Detection Kit for Human SDC2, ADHFE1, and PPP2R5C Genes (Real-Time PCR), Sample Pretreatment Kit for Methylation Detection, DNA Isolation Kit, Stool Sample Collection Kit have received market authorization from Malaysia's Medical Device Authority (hereinafter referred to as MDA).

6 Jun 2023

How lipid metabolites in the gut aid in regulatory T-cell differentiation

Researchers describe the Treg-cell-inducing activity of lipid extracts from the feces of specific-pathogen-free mice.

6 Jun 2023

Severe COVID-19 raises alarm for undiagnosed cancer

Severe SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with a 1.31 higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer following hospital discharge, particularly renal, hematological, colon, and lung cancers, suggesting a potential link between the infection and undiagnosed cancer.

1 Jun 2023

Mental health profoundly impacts inflammatory responses in the body

Study uncovered mechanisms by which psychological stress affects bowel inflammation.

30 May 2023

Obesity-related cancers take a toll in Southern Africa: Study reveals alarming trends

Research analyzes the prevalence and mortality rates of obesity-related cancers in 16 Southern African countries. It identifies leukemia, esophageal cancer, and colon/rectum cancer as leading causes of cancer mortality in males, and breast cancer, leukemia, and esophageal cancer in females.

29 May 2023

Makeup of microbiome in a person's tumor varies depending on early or late-onset colorectal cancer

Researchers at Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center studied the microbiome of people with colorectal cancer and found the make-up of the bacteria, fungi and viruses in a person's tumor varied significantly depending on whether they were diagnosed with early-onset disease (age 45 or younger) or late-onset disease (age 65 or older).

26 May 2023

Colon News and Research

eHealth app helps patients recover from major abdominal operations 30% faster

Candidate genes for inflammatory bowel disease identified

Inherited genes linked to higher risk for diverticular disease of intestine

Mutations in AGC kinase motif linked to colorectal cancer growth

Research reveals how cells carry out the controlled release of mucins and insulin

New drug effective as a treatment against ulcerative colitis, clinical trial shows

Seven risk factors for early onset colorectal cancer in males identified

New study shows promise for diphenyl ditelluride as anti-cancer drug

Researchers pinpoint a key feature that leads to aggressive spread of colon cancer

New platform technology bridges the gap between microscopic analysis and multiplex imaging

MD Anderson and Ochsner Health join forces to advance cancer care in Louisiana

Uncovering Hidden Diversity in Human Gut Anatomy

Combining blood biomarkers with genomics could provide useful information about disease risk

Chain reaction: Nutritional keys to a healthier diet may lie in unraveling starch structures

COLOTECT 1.0 receives market authorization from Malaysia's Medical Device Authority

How lipid metabolites in the gut aid in regulatory T-cell differentiation

Severe COVID-19 raises alarm for undiagnosed cancer

Mental health profoundly impacts inflammatory responses in the body

Obesity-related cancers take a toll in Southern Africa: Study reveals alarming trends

Makeup of microbiome in a person's tumor varies depending on early or late-onset colorectal cancer

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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