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Study finds accumulation of common therapeutic drugs by gut bacteria

Common medications can accumulate in gut bacteria, a new study has found, altering bacterial function and potentially reducing the effectiveness of the drug.

8 Sep 2021

Colonoscopy retroflexion often poorly preformed in practice, study finds

A colonoscopy maneuver to better detect polyps in the right colon is often poorly preformed in practice, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in BMC Gastroenterology.

8 Sep 2021

Study pinpoints an entirely new approach for treatment of biliary atresia

Biliary atresia is the largest cause of end-stage liver fibrosis in children and the main reason children need liver transplants. Despite many years of worldwide research, scientists have not yet found a way to prevent the condition.

7 Sep 2021

Owlstone Medical Closes $58 Million USD (c. £42 Million GBP) Oversubscribed Financing Round to Continue to Advance Breath Biopsy

Owlstone Medical today announced the close of its Series D financing round.

From Owlstone Medical Ltd 7 Sep 2021

Polygenic risk score no better at predicting psychosis outcomes than written reports, study finds

With the help of cutting-edge computer programs, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai went through the genetic and medical records of more than 8,000 schizophrenia patients.

6 Sep 2021

Simple, non-invasive tool obviates unnecessary surgery in patients with colorectal cancer

A blood RNA test predicts whether residual tumour cells remain in early-stage colon cancer patients and obviates unnecessary surgery.

6 Sep 2021

Gut microbiome patterns provide clues to brain damage in extremely premature infants

Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage. Researchers at the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna have now found possible targets for the early treatment of such damage outside the brain: Bacteria in the gut of premature infants may play a key role.

4 Sep 2021

Weill Cornell receives NIH support to advance TB research

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the deadliest infectious diseases in history and one of the few that naturally infects only humans.

4 Sep 2021

Precursor to ulcerative colitis exists several years before disease onset, study shows

After the first symptoms, the diagnosis of the bowel disease ulcerative colitis may take a few months. As shown in a study at örebro University, there is, however, a precursor to the disease already several years before its onset.

3 Sep 2021

Research confirms link between antibiotic use and increased risk of colon cancer

There is a clear link between taking antibiotics and an increased risk of developing colon cancer within the next five to ten years. This has been confirmed by researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, after a study of 40,000 cancer cases. The impact of antibiotics on the intestinal microbiome is thought to lie behind the increased risk of cancer.

1 Sep 2021

UMass Amherst scientist investigates how nitrogen in human milk may benefit pediatric development

David Sela, a nutrition scientist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has received a five-year, $1.69 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate how nitrogen in human milk is used by beneficial microbes in the infant gut to potentially play an important role in pediatric nutrition and development.

1 Sep 2021

COVID-19 vaccine elicits antibody responses in nearly 9 out of 10 people taking immunosuppressants

COVID-19 vaccination elicited antibody responses in nearly nine out of 10 people with weakened immune systems, although their responses were only about one-third as strong as those mounted by healthy people, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

30 Aug 2021

Old habit-controlling neurons may also play a critical role in new action learning

Imagine working on your computer and typing the same long password you have used for years to access your email.

26 Aug 2021

BioPlx sets out to control and combat the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs

Antimicrobial Resistance is "one of the greatest threats to society, human and animal health, and economic prosperity." Those are the unequivocal words regarding the gravity of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria from the National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education.

26 Aug 2021

Microbiome startups promise to improve your gut health, but is the science solid?

After Russell Jordan sent a stool sample through the mail to the microbiome company Viome, his idea of what he should eat shifted. The gym owner in Sacramento, California, had always consumed large quantities of leafy greens.

25 Aug 2021

Intestinal microorganisms help regulate anti-tumor immune responses to radiation therapy, study finds

Cedars-Sinai Cancer researchers have discovered that intestinal microorganisms help regulate anti-tumor immune responses to radiation treatments, and that fungi and bacteria have opposing effects on those responses.

24 Aug 2021

Glycyrrhizic acid as a drug candidate for COVID-19

A new study presents the benefits of licorice, an age-old herbal remedy, to treat COVID-19 at all stages.

24 Aug 2021

Maternal obesity may raise the risk of bowel cancer in adult offspring

An obese mum-to-be may be raising the risk of bowel cancer in her adult children, suggests research of more than 18,000 mother and child pairs, published online in the journal Gut.

24 Aug 2021

Electronic health systems helped increase HBV screenings during COVID-19 pandemic

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, community health clinics saw a significant drop in patient visits. Important screenings like those for the hepatitis B virus (HBV) were getting missed, which was a setback for a local program called END B to end the transmission of HBV - a leading risk factor for liver cancer.

23 Aug 2021

Human milk oligosaccharides may help treat or prevent bacterial infections in newborns and adults

Bacteria known as group B Streptococcus (GBS) are a common cause of blood infections, meningitis and stillbirth in newborns. Although GBS infections can often be treated or prevented with antibiotics, the bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant.

23 Aug 2021

Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Latest Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Study finds accumulation of common therapeutic drugs by gut bacteria

Colonoscopy retroflexion often poorly preformed in practice, study finds

Study pinpoints an entirely new approach for treatment of biliary atresia

Owlstone Medical Closes $58 Million USD (c. £42 Million GBP) Oversubscribed Financing Round to Continue to Advance Breath Biopsy

Polygenic risk score no better at predicting psychosis outcomes than written reports, study finds

Simple, non-invasive tool obviates unnecessary surgery in patients with colorectal cancer

Gut microbiome patterns provide clues to brain damage in extremely premature infants

Weill Cornell receives NIH support to advance TB research

Precursor to ulcerative colitis exists several years before disease onset, study shows

Research confirms link between antibiotic use and increased risk of colon cancer

UMass Amherst scientist investigates how nitrogen in human milk may benefit pediatric development

COVID-19 vaccine elicits antibody responses in nearly 9 out of 10 people taking immunosuppressants

Old habit-controlling neurons may also play a critical role in new action learning

BioPlx sets out to control and combat the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs

Microbiome startups promise to improve your gut health, but is the science solid?

Intestinal microorganisms help regulate anti-tumor immune responses to radiation therapy, study finds

Glycyrrhizic acid as a drug candidate for COVID-19

Maternal obesity may raise the risk of bowel cancer in adult offspring

Electronic health systems helped increase HBV screenings during COVID-19 pandemic

Human milk oligosaccharides may help treat or prevent bacterial infections in newborns and adults

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