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Researchers develop single blood test that screens for 8 cancer types

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers developed a single blood test that screens for eight common cancer types and helps identify the location of the cancer.

19 Jan 2018

Beneficial bacteria on the skin of mice promotes immunity and accelerates wound healing

Beneficial bacteria on the skin of lab mice work with the animals' immune systems to defend against disease-causing microbes and accelerate wound healing, according to new research from scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

19 Jan 2018

GA-map Dysbiosis Test identifies IBS patients who respond to FODMAP diet, study shows

Genetic Analysis, a leading Microbiome MDx specialist, today announced the publication of a new study in the peer-reviewed journal Digestive Disease and Sciences showing the results of using its GA-map Dysbiosis Test for identifying IBS patients who respond to the FODMAP diet and thus receive symptom relief.

18 Jan 2018

CapsoVision receives CE Mark approval for use of CapsoCam Plus System in pediatric patients

Today Silicon Valley-based CapsoVision, Inc. announced CE Mark approval for their CapsoCam Plus System in patients ages 2 and above. It is the only wire-free capsule endoscopy system on the market that provides a full 360° panoramic lateral image of the small bowel mucosa.

16 Jan 2018

Researchers discover new type of botulinum neurotoxin from unexpected source

Researchers from the Quadram Institute have identified genes encoding a previously undiscovered version of the botulinum neurotoxin in bacteria from a cow's gut.

12 Jan 2018

Mount Sinai study uncovers potential link between Crohn's and Parkinson's in Jewish population

Mount Sinai Researchers have just discovered that patients in the Ashkenazi Jewish population with Crohn's disease (a chronic inflammatory of the digestive system) are more likely to carry the LRRK2 gene mutation.

11 Jan 2018

New study shows how the immune system regulates gut fungal population

Immune cells that process food and bacterial antigens in the intestines control the intestinal population of fungi, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine scientists.

11 Jan 2018

Researcher provides insight into how stress causes physical symptoms and disease

A Michigan State University researcher is providing new insight into how certain types of stress interact with immune cells and can regulate how these cells respond to allergens, ultimately causing physical symptoms and disease.

10 Jan 2018

Study finds genetic variations linked to BMI and obesity risk

It's not just diet and physical activity; your genes also determine how easily you lose or gain weight. In a study published in the January issue of Nature Genetics, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and other institutions of the Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits consortium found 13 genes that carry variations associated with body mass index.

10 Jan 2018

Increased rate of language delay in girls linked to acetaminophen use by mothers during pregnancy

In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found an elevated rate of language delay in girls at 30 months old born to mothers who used acetaminophen during pregnancy, but not in boys.

10 Jan 2018

Stress accelerates development of pancreatic cancer, study shows

A new study shows that stress accelerates the development of pancreatic cancer by triggering the release of "fight-or-flight" hormones. Beta-blockers--commonly used medications that inhibit these hormones--were found to increase survival in a mouse model of the disease.

10 Jan 2018

Gas detecting electronic pill for diagnosis of gastrointestinal ailments

Scientists from the RMIT University, Melbourne, have made an electronic pill that can detect special gases in the gut and help doctors diagnose gastrointestinal ailments such as irritable bowel syndrome.

9 Jan 2018

Long-term night shift work among women may increase risk of cancers

Night shift work was associated with women having an increased risk of breast, skin, and gastrointestinal cancer, according to a meta-analysis.

8 Jan 2018

Specific bacteria in the intestines can improve response rate to cancer immunotherapy

In the Jan. 5, 2018 issue of Science, researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine show that specific strains of commensal bacteria – the swarms of microorganisms naturally dwelling in the intestines – can improve the response rate to immunotherapy for patients being treated for advanced melanoma.

5 Jan 2018

Study finds link between dietary sugar and increasing bacterial epidemics

The rising frequency and severity of Clostridium difficile infections may be caused by the commonly used food additive, trehalose, according to Nature.

5 Jan 2018

Dietary sugar may contribute to increasing frequency, severity of bacterial epidemics

The increasing frequency and severity of healthcare-associated outbreaks caused by bacterium Clostridium difficile have been linked to the widely used food additive trehalose.

3 Jan 2018

Macrophages play major role in helping early breast cancer cells spread even before tumor develops

Mount Sinai researchers have discovered that normal immune cells called macrophages, which reside in healthy breast tissue surrounding milk ducts, play a major role in helping early breast cancer cells leave the breast for other parts of the body, potentially creating metastasis before a tumor has even developed, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

2 Jan 2018

Acid reflux linked to cancer of respiratory and upper digestive tracts in older adults

Acid reflux was associated with cancer of the respiratory and upper digestive tracts in older adults.

21 Dec 2017

Emerging pharmacologic approach may inhibit NASH

Treating a liver disease called NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis), which affects 10 to 15 percent of obese individuals with type-2 diabetes worldwide, is difficult. But now scientists believe they have found a pharmacologic approach that may inhibit NASH, and thus stop deadly conditions that result from NASH such as cirrhosis and liver cancer.

21 Dec 2017

GlobalData: Irritable bowel syndrome risk predominant in younger, middle-aged adults

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic relapsing gastrointestinal disorder, and is predominant in younger and middle-aged adults. IBS gradually declines with increasing age of the population, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

21 Dec 2017

Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Latest Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Researchers develop single blood test that screens for 8 cancer types

Beneficial bacteria on the skin of mice promotes immunity and accelerates wound healing

GA-map Dysbiosis Test identifies IBS patients who respond to FODMAP diet, study shows

CapsoVision receives CE Mark approval for use of CapsoCam Plus System in pediatric patients

Researchers discover new type of botulinum neurotoxin from unexpected source

Mount Sinai study uncovers potential link between Crohn's and Parkinson's in Jewish population

New study shows how the immune system regulates gut fungal population

Researcher provides insight into how stress causes physical symptoms and disease

Study finds genetic variations linked to BMI and obesity risk

Increased rate of language delay in girls linked to acetaminophen use by mothers during pregnancy

Stress accelerates development of pancreatic cancer, study shows

Gas detecting electronic pill for diagnosis of gastrointestinal ailments

Long-term night shift work among women may increase risk of cancers

Specific bacteria in the intestines can improve response rate to cancer immunotherapy

Study finds link between dietary sugar and increasing bacterial epidemics

Dietary sugar may contribute to increasing frequency, severity of bacterial epidemics

Macrophages play major role in helping early breast cancer cells spread even before tumor develops

Acid reflux linked to cancer of respiratory and upper digestive tracts in older adults

Emerging pharmacologic approach may inhibit NASH

GlobalData: Irritable bowel syndrome risk predominant in younger, middle-aged adults

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