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Study shows increased risk of cancer among US flight attendants

A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has revealed that several types of cancer are more common among US flight attendants than they are among the general population.

26 Jun 2018

Chemical compounds produced by gut bacteria could help spot early stages of liver disease

Chemical compounds produced by the bacteria in our gut could be used to spot the early stages of liver disease, according to new research.

25 Jun 2018

Cedars-Sinai launches new initiative to improve treatments for gastrointestinal, metabolic diseases

Cedars-Sinai has launched an initiative to accelerate the development of novel drugs, devices and therapies aimed at improving treatments for patients with gastrointestinal and metabolic diseases.

25 Jun 2018

Children with pre-existing allergies should be screened for eosinophilic esophagitis

Children with known skin, food and respiratory allergies should be screened for an emerging, chronic food allergy called eosinophilic esophagitis, a painful inflammation of the esophagus, the food tube between the mouth and stomach.

25 Jun 2018

Dynamic model helps make predictions about gut microbiome

The human gut is teeming with microbes, each interacting with one another in a mind-boggling network of positive and negative exchanges. Some produce substances that serve as food for other microbes, while others produce toxins - antibiotics - that kill their neighbors.

22 Jun 2018

UC San Diego launches new bacteriophage therapy center

With microbial resistance to antibiotics growing into a major global health crisis, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with national research institutions and private industry, are leveraging hard-won expertise to exploit a natural viral enemy of pathogenic bacteria, creating North America's first Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics

22 Jun 2018

Study provides clues to how cancer cells develop resistance to chemotherapies

About half of all drugs, ranging from morphine to penicillin, come from compounds that are from - or have been derived from - nature. This includes many cancer drugs, which are toxic enough to kill cancer cells.

22 Jun 2018

New study reveals how ‘good’ bacteria help in regulating our metabolism

Research tells us that the commensal or "good" bacteria that inhabit our intestines help to regulate our metabolism.

22 Jun 2018

New guide published to help battle fatal disease caused by kissing bugs

A guide to help battle a potentially fatal disease transferred by a blood-sucking insect called the kissing bug has been published by a task force led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

22 Jun 2018

Researchers report unusually high levels of herpesvirus in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease

Two strains of human herpesvirus - human herpesvirus 6A (HHV-6A) and human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) - are found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease at levels up to twice as high as in those without Alzheimer's, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report.

21 Jun 2018

Study finds cell-free DNA profiling as versatile method to monitor UTIs

Using shotgun DNA sequencing, Cornell University researchers have demonstrated a new method for monitoring urinary tract infections that surpasses traditional methods in providing valuable information about the dynamics of the infection as well as the patient's biological response.

21 Jun 2018

New risk-prediction model may help identify diabetic patients at high risk of pancreatic cancer

Patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer can develop elevated blood sugar levels up to three years before their cancer diagnosis, according to the results of a study by Mayo Clinic researchers published the journal Gastroenterology.

21 Jun 2018

Study: Long-term estrogen therapy alters microbial composition and activity in the gut

Long-term therapy with estrogen and bazedoxifene alters the microbial composition and activity in the gut, affecting how estrogen is metabolized, a new study in mice found.

20 Jun 2018

Increasing biodefense risks posed by synthetic biology

A US Department of Defense commissioned study has found that there are several genetic-engineering tools that could be used to devise biological weapons in a short amount of time.

19 Jun 2018

Study provides new insight on how antibiotics affect the gut microbiome

New insight on how antibiotics affect the gut microbiome - the community of microbes that live inside us - has been published in the journal eLife.

19 Jun 2018

Study finds IV acetaminophen to be no more effective than oral counterpart for colectomy patients

Intravenous acetaminophen is no more effective than oral acetaminophen for patients undergoing colorectal procedures, Mount Sinai researchers report in a first-of-its-kind study.

19 Jun 2018

Microbiotica partners with University of Adelaide to develop defined bacterial product for ulcerative colitis

Microbiotica, a leading player in microbiome-based therapeutics, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with University of Adelaide as part of its program to develop a defined bacterial product for ulcerative colitis (UC). Financial details have not been disclosed.

19 Jun 2018

Study finds elevated risk of congenital defects in lithium-exposed infants

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found an elevated risk of major congenital malformations in fetuses after first-trimester exposure to lithium, in the largest study ever to examine the risk of birth defects in lithium-exposed babies.

19 Jun 2018

BIDMC scientists develop new tool to benefit patients with HCV-associated liver failure

An estimated 3.5 million people in the United States have chronic hepatitis C (HCV), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

18 Jun 2018

Gut microbiome may be potential contributor to depression, anxiety in people with obesity

Like everyone, people with type 2 diabetes and obesity suffer from depression and anxiety, but even more so.

18 Jun 2018

Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Latest Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Study shows increased risk of cancer among US flight attendants

Chemical compounds produced by gut bacteria could help spot early stages of liver disease

Cedars-Sinai launches new initiative to improve treatments for gastrointestinal, metabolic diseases

Children with pre-existing allergies should be screened for eosinophilic esophagitis

Dynamic model helps make predictions about gut microbiome

UC San Diego launches new bacteriophage therapy center

Study provides clues to how cancer cells develop resistance to chemotherapies

New study reveals how ‘good’ bacteria help in regulating our metabolism

New guide published to help battle fatal disease caused by kissing bugs

Researchers report unusually high levels of herpesvirus in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease

Study finds cell-free DNA profiling as versatile method to monitor UTIs

New risk-prediction model may help identify diabetic patients at high risk of pancreatic cancer

Study: Long-term estrogen therapy alters microbial composition and activity in the gut

Increasing biodefense risks posed by synthetic biology

Study provides new insight on how antibiotics affect the gut microbiome

Study finds IV acetaminophen to be no more effective than oral counterpart for colectomy patients

Microbiotica partners with University of Adelaide to develop defined bacterial product for ulcerative colitis

Study finds elevated risk of congenital defects in lithium-exposed infants

BIDMC scientists develop new tool to benefit patients with HCV-associated liver failure

Gut microbiome may be potential contributor to depression, anxiety in people with obesity

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