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Research team identifies new mutation behind heart failure in South Asians

An international research team involving Karolinska Institutet has identified a new mutation in South Asians that, in combination with a known mutation in the same gene, increases the risk of cardiomyopathy and heart failure.

12 Apr 2018

Research links DNA variants to increased risk of IBS in women

New research coordinated by Karolinska Institutet in Sweden links certain DNA variants to increased risk of irritable bowel syndrome in women. The findings, published in the scientific journal Gastroenterology, might help explain why IBS is more common in women than in men.

5 Apr 2018

New review explores potentially safer therapies for treating chronic abdominal pain

An estimated 2 million people in the U.S. are addicted to prescription opioids- powerful doctor-prescribed medications for chronic or severe pain. The drugs are commonly prescribed to treat gastrointestinal pain caused by conditions such as Crohn's disease and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), raising the risk of addiction among this population.

29 Mar 2018

Viagra cuts colorectal cancer risk in animal model

A small, daily dose of Viagra significantly reduces colorectal cancer risk in an animal model that is genetically predetermined to have the third leading cause of cancer death, scientists report.

19 Mar 2018

IQuity launches pioneering RNA-based blood test to diagnose fibromyalgia

Nashville-based data science company IQuity has announced the release of IsolateFibromyalgia™, a pioneering blood test that uses RNA analysis to help health care providers accurately and quickly detect fibromyalgia syndrome.

5 Mar 2018

Low FODMAP diet could help IBS patients experience relief

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a collection of ailments with common symptoms such as painful bloating and diarrhea.

7 Feb 2018

People with IBS symptoms likely to have low levels of vitamin D, study shows

If you’re one of the two in ten people that suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) symptoms such as bloating, stomach cramps and constipation, it’s highly likely that you have low levels of the sunshine vitamin, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

From BetterYou Ltd 31 Jan 2018

Patients with IBS could benefit from vitamin D supplements, suggests new research

According to a new study, taking vitamin D supplements can help to relieve the painful symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

29 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

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

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

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

Genetic Analysis and Bio-Rad enter into supply and distribution agreement for GA-map clinical test

Genetic Analysis and Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global provider of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced that they have signed a supply and distribution agreement for Genetic Analysis’s GA-map™ clinical test for gut dysbiosis.

From Bio-Rad Laboratories 13 Dec 2017

Breakthrough discovery could lead to better treatments for colon cancer, gut diseases

Colon cancer, Crohn's, and other diseases of the gut could be better treated - or even prevented - thanks to a new link between inflammation and a common cellular process, established by the University of Warwick.

3 Nov 2017

Intestinal barrier of IBS patients allows bacteria to pass more freely than in healthy people

The intestinal barrier of patients with the gastrointestinal disease IBS allows bacteria to pass more freely than in healthy people, according to a study led by researchers at Linköping University in Sweden. The study, published in the scientific journal Gastroenterology, is the first to investigate IBS using living bacteria.

5 Sep 2017

Writing your way through cancer

When Lynn Scozzari wrote the beginning lines of that poem, "The Offering," in 2013, she was staring at a photo of a naked woman seated on a rock, her arms thrust open to a valley below. Scozzari herself was in a conference room of the cancer center at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., seated at a table stocked with coffee and tissues.

26 Aug 2017

Genetic test to predict IBD severity in children

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic relapsing inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract with abdominal pain and diarrhea being the most common symptoms. It can be challenging to diagnose as gastrointestinal complaints mimicking IBD are common.

26 Jul 2017

Human colon organoids fill gap in effectively modeling common GI diseases

Scientists used human pluripotent stem cells to generate human embryonic colons in a laboratory that function much like natural human tissues when transplanted into mice, according to research published June 22 in Cell Stem Cell.

22 Jun 2017

Researchers discover same kind of T-cell exhaustion in IBS-D patients

Australian researchers have for the first time discovered that a specific type of irritable bowel syndrome is associated with exhaustion of the immune system in patients.

21 Jun 2017

Gut bacteria play key role in regulating abdominal pain, mice study finds

Scientists at the Science Foundation Ireland-funded APC Microbiome Institute at University College Cork, Ireland, have shown that, at least in mice, gut bacteria play a key role in regulating abdominal pain and its associated changes in the brain and spinal cord.

21 Jun 2017

Irritable Bowel Syndrome News and Research

Latest Irritable Bowel Syndrome News and Research

Research team identifies new mutation behind heart failure in South Asians

Research links DNA variants to increased risk of IBS in women

New review explores potentially safer therapies for treating chronic abdominal pain

Viagra cuts colorectal cancer risk in animal model

IQuity launches pioneering RNA-based blood test to diagnose fibromyalgia

Low FODMAP diet could help IBS patients experience relief

People with IBS symptoms likely to have low levels of vitamin D, study shows

Patients with IBS could benefit from vitamin D supplements, suggests new research

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

Researcher provides insight into how stress causes physical symptoms and disease

Gas detecting electronic pill for diagnosis of gastrointestinal ailments

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

Genetic Analysis and Bio-Rad enter into supply and distribution agreement for GA-map clinical test

Breakthrough discovery could lead to better treatments for colon cancer, gut diseases

Intestinal barrier of IBS patients allows bacteria to pass more freely than in healthy people

Writing your way through cancer

Genetic test to predict IBD severity in children

Human colon organoids fill gap in effectively modeling common GI diseases

Researchers discover same kind of T-cell exhaustion in IBS-D patients

Gut bacteria play key role in regulating abdominal pain, mice study finds

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome News and Research

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