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Researchers describe the early warning signs of eating disorders

The early warning signs of eating disorders have been clearly defined in a new study from the Swansea University researchers.

1 Jul 2019

Have cancer, must travel: Patients left in lurch after hospital closes

One Monday in February, 65-year-old Karen Endicott-Coyan gripped the wheel of her black 2014 Ford Taurus with both hands as she made the hour-long drive from her farm near Fort Scott to Chanute.

1 Jul 2019

Study reveals early warning signs of having an eating disorder

Early warning signs that someone may have an eating disorder have been revealed in a large-scale data study conducted by Swansea University researchers.

1 Jul 2019

Problem behaviors may provide clues on gastrointestinal issues in children with autism

For years, researchers have documented both gastrointestinal issues and problematic behaviors, such as aggression, in many children with autism spectrum disorder.

28 Jun 2019

New strategy may strengthen gut-brain communication

Scientists have developed a strategy that raises the volume of gut-body communication, paving the way for new interventions to improve human health.

28 Jun 2019

Compelling New Evidence Further Suggests Parkinson’s Disease Begins in the Gut

A new mouse study has revealed more evidence that Parkinson’s disease originates in the gut before traveling to the brain via the body’s neurons.

27 Jun 2019

Novel non-invasive test for diagnosing gut diseases

Gut diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are increasingly prevalent worldwide, especially in industrialized countries.

27 Jun 2019

Cascade aggravates hereditary storage diseases

In rare, hereditary storage diseases such as Sandhoff's disease or Tay-Sachs syndrome, the metabolic waste from accumulating gangliosides cannot be properly disposed of in the nerve cells because important enzymes are missing.

26 Jun 2019

Study shows how gastric stem cells fight colonizing bacteria

Stem cells are not only key players in tissue regeneration, they are also capable of taking direct action against bacteria.

25 Jun 2019

Plant foods may transmit antibiotic-resistant superbugs to humans

Researchers have revealed that plant foods may be transmitting antibiotic resistance to the gut microbiome.

25 Jun 2019

Researchers generate huge amounts of genome-data from many ruminant species

The project gives valuable new insights on how genetic adjustments through evolution have rendered the ruminants one of the most successful groups of animals on the planet

25 Jun 2019

New chemoimmunotherapy regimen for aggressive form of lymphoma gets FDA approval

A cancer therapy based on the work of Ben Seon, PhD, at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for patients with an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

24 Jun 2019

Legal weed’s a growing danger to dogs, so keep your canine out of your cannabis

It all started on a Tuesday night, when I came home from work to an unmistakable absence. My brown-and-white pitbull mix, Maizey, wasn’t at the top of the stairs to greet me. Instead, she was in her bed, shaky and confused.

21 Jun 2019

Anyone can get hernias, especially after abdominal surgery

Anne Rhodes is back to doing what she loves after being treated for a hernia at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital. Frankly, a hernia wasn't even on her radar.

21 Jun 2019

Researchers invent graphene-based biosensor to detect stomach-cancer causing bacteria

Biosensors are currently used in healthcare to monitor blood glucose; however, they also have the potential to detect bacteria.

20 Jun 2019

Research opens door to better treatment for common cause of diarrhea

One of the most common causes of diarrhea worldwide – accounting for millions of cases and tens of thousands of deaths, mostly of small children – is the parasiteCryptosporidium.

20 Jun 2019

Newly discovered antibody broadly inhibits multiple strains of pandemic norovirus

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health and their colleagues at the University of Texas at Austin and the National Institutes of Health Vaccine Research Center have discovered an antibody that broadly inhibits multiple strains of pandemic norovirus, a major step forward in the development of an effective vaccine for the dreaded stomach virus.

19 Jun 2019

Study finds lower risk of Type 1 diabetes in children vaccinated against 'stomach flu' virus

Vaccinating babies against a virus that causes childhood "stomach flu" greatly reduces their chance of getting so sick that they need hospital care, a new study shows.

13 Jun 2019

Disparities in race, ethnicity, and status affect progress in cancer survival rates in youth

A new study in JNCI Cancer Spectrum finds that dramatic increases in cancer survival in adolescents and young adults are undermined by continuing disparities by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.

12 Jun 2019

$Early exposure to antacids could put infants at risk for bone fractures during childhood$

Early exposure to antacids could put infants at risk for bone fractures during childhood

Infants who are given antacids in their first year of life are more likely to fracture a bone later as a child, according to a new study published June 7 in Pediatrics.

11 Jun 2019