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Orally ingestible robotic drug delivery device overcomes barriers of the gastrointestinal environment

Oral drug delivery is the most common and cost-effective way to deliver a treatment. But drugs must make it through the harsh, acidic environment of the stomach, resist degradation by enzymes, penetrate the barrier posed by the mucus of the small intestine and overcome many other obstacles before they can be absorbed.

28 Sep 2022

Study suggests the immune system may benefit from a measure of stress

Stress has been linked to all sorts of serious health issues, from insomnia to high blood pressure, obesity and even heart disease. But it's generally acknowledged that some stress can also be helpful, like when someone's chasing a work deadline.

28 Sep 2022

Bile acids play an important role in regulating gut microbiome

Scientists performe in vitro and in vivo experiments to investigate the antimicrobial effects of different bile acids on various microorganisms.

27 Sep 2022

How the gut microbiome could affect COVID-19 severity

Researchers review the potential role of the gut microbiome in determining severe COVID-19.

27 Sep 2022

Lab-grown ‘pigmented’ skin-equivalent commercially available for the first time

Labskin and University of Bradford team up to bring new science in skin health to greater diversity for skin types.

27 Sep 2022

Consumption of highly refined fiber may increase liver cancer risk in some people

Many people commonly consume fiber-enriched foods to promote weight loss and prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer.

26 Sep 2022

Does leptin play a role in Parkinson’s disease?

Scientists review in vitro and in vivo evidence associated with Parkinson's disease and leptin.

26 Sep 2022

In vitro gut models reveal how microplastics affect the GI tract

Researchers hypothesize that exposure to polyethylene microplastics affect the human adult GI system in vitro under realistic conditions.

26 Sep 2022

UTHSC professor receives $5 million to explore the gut as therapeutic target for treating disease

Radhakrishna Rao, PhD, vice-chair and professor in the Department of Physiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has received two large national awards totaling $5 million for separate studies involving the gut as a therapeutic target for treating disease.

26 Sep 2022

Study finds strong links between certain gut bacteria and small molecules in the blood

There are strong links between bacteria living in the gut and the levels of small molecules in the blood known as metabolites.

23 Sep 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden declares the pandemic ‘over’

President Joe Biden's declaration in a national interview that the covid-19 pandemic is "over" has complicated his own administration's efforts to get Congress to provide more funding for treatments and vaccines, and to get the public to go get yet another booster.

22 Sep 2022

Gut microbiomes help bears to achieve comparable size while eating widely different diets

A recent study of the gut microbiome of Alaskan brown bears (Ursus arctos) shows that the microbial life in bears' guts allows them to achieve comparable size and fat stores while eating widely different diets.

22 Sep 2022

Mount Sinai researchers use unbiased AI-based method to study the causes of cognitive impairment

Mount Sinai researchers have used novel artificial intelligence methods to examine structural and cellular features of human brain tissues to help determine the causes of Alzheimer's disease and other related disorders.

21 Sep 2022

Public-private collaboration receives grant for research on microbiota-boosted cancer therapy

Health~Holland has awarded close to € 800,000 to a public-private partnership between UMC Utrecht, Artizan Biosciences, Inc. (USA) and MicroViable Therapeutics (Spain) to unravel how the intestinal microbiota can be exploited to boost cancer immunotherapy and limit therapy side-effects.

21 Sep 2022

Genome-based microbiome signature associated with the severity and prognosis of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients

Researchers evaluated the association between guild-level microbiome signature and the severity and prognosis of SARS-CoV-2 infections by a genome-level metagenomic analysis.

21 Sep 2022

UTHSC-led researchers receive $5.2 million to study obesity-mediated cancer risk

The National Cancer Institute has awarded more than $5.2 million to a team lead by researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center for a study that will fill critical gaps in knowledge around obesity-mediated cancer risk.

20 Sep 2022

BU investigator wins highly competitive awards to study the role of proteases in regulation of cellular defenses

Mohsan Saeed, PhD, assistant professor of biochemistry at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received a five-year, $2 million R35 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, as well as a five-year, $2.5 million R01 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

20 Sep 2022

Private equity sees the billions in eye care as firms target high-profit procedures

Christina Green hoped cataract surgery would clear up her cloudy vision, which had worsened after she took a drug to fight her breast cancer.

19 Sep 2022

Study may lead to a new way for treating children with eosinophilic esophagitis

A groundbreaking study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago determined the threshold for a new measure of early scarring in the esophagus of children with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), which allows immediate intervention during endoscopy to halt further damage and prevent food from getting stuck in the esophagus (feeding tube) of kids with this condition.

16 Sep 2022

Nutritional approaches targeting gut microbiome could improve brain disorders

A new review published in the Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care journal focused on studies that utilized the dietary gut microbiota–target interventions to improve mental health conditions. It also discussed some suggestions for developing more robust and informative interventions for diet–microbiome studies.

15 Sep 2022

Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Latest Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Orally ingestible robotic drug delivery device overcomes barriers of the gastrointestinal environment

Study suggests the immune system may benefit from a measure of stress

Bile acids play an important role in regulating gut microbiome

How the gut microbiome could affect COVID-19 severity

Lab-grown ‘pigmented’ skin-equivalent commercially available for the first time

Consumption of highly refined fiber may increase liver cancer risk in some people

Does leptin play a role in Parkinson’s disease?

In vitro gut models reveal how microplastics affect the GI tract

UTHSC professor receives $5 million to explore the gut as therapeutic target for treating disease

Study finds strong links between certain gut bacteria and small molecules in the blood

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden declares the pandemic ‘over’

Gut microbiomes help bears to achieve comparable size while eating widely different diets

Mount Sinai researchers use unbiased AI-based method to study the causes of cognitive impairment

Public-private collaboration receives grant for research on microbiota-boosted cancer therapy

Genome-based microbiome signature associated with the severity and prognosis of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients

UTHSC-led researchers receive $5.2 million to study obesity-mediated cancer risk

BU investigator wins highly competitive awards to study the role of proteases in regulation of cellular defenses

Private equity sees the billions in eye care as firms target high-profit procedures

Study may lead to a new way for treating children with eosinophilic esophagitis

Nutritional approaches targeting gut microbiome could improve brain disorders

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