Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: gastrointestinal symptoms http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Changing gut bacteria through diet affects brain function, study shows UCLA researchers now have the first evidence that bacteria ingested in food can affect brain function in humans. In an early proof-of-concept study of healthy women, they found that women who regularly consumed beneficial bacteria known as probiotics through yogurt showed altered brain function, both while in a resting state and in response to an emotion-recognition task. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-gut-bacteria-diet-affects-brain.html Medical research Tue, 28 May 2013 16:22:38 EST news288976949 Scientists develop first vaccine to help control autism symptoms A first-ever vaccine created by University of Guelph researchers for gut bacteria common in autistic children may also help control some autism symptoms. The groundbreaking study by Brittany Pequegnat and Guelph chemistry professor Mario Monteiro appears this month in the journal Vaccine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-scientists-vaccine-autism-symptoms.html Autism spectrum disorders Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:44:29 EST news286019061 Researcher examines the risks of early methadone exposure (Medical Xpress)—Longitudinal studies of children exposed to methadone in the womb need to accompany methadone maintenance treatment for drug-addicted pregnant mothers, according to a research team led by a University of Maine doctoral student in psychology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-early-methadone-exposure.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:30:02 EST news284363011 Engineering and autism: Chemical engineer investigates autism spectrum disorders (Medical Xpress)—The University of Delaware's Prasad Dhurjati is a chemical engineer whose background includes systems engineering, biotechnology and artificial intelligence. Yet recently, he has been investigating autism spectrum disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by cognitive, behavioral and social impairments. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-autism-chemical-spectrum-disorders.html Autism spectrum disorders Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:20:01 EST news281695647 Researcher: Hypnosis should be offered to patients with IBS Hypnotherapy helps fight IBS symptoms. These are the findings of a thesis from Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden which proposes implementing this treatment method into the care of severe sufferers of this common disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-hypnosis-patients-ibs.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:27:52 EST news275056061 New autoinflammatory disease linked to NOD2 mutations ID'd (HealthDay)—A new autoinflammatory disease characterized by features including inflammatory polyarthritis/polyarthralgia and dermatitis, and involving mutations in the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2 (NOD2) gene has been identified, according to research published online Oct. 26 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-autoinflammatory-disease-linked-nod2-mutations.html Inflammatory disorders Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:40:01 EST news271078723 In diabetes, gastric emptying remains stable over time (HealthDay)—Gastric emptying of solids and liquids and gastrointestinal symptoms remain stable over time in patients with long-term type 1 and type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-diabetes-gastric-stable.html Diabetes Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:25:39 EST news265033521 The antibiotic, amoxicillin-clavulanate, before a meal may improve small bowel motility The common antibiotic, amoxicillin-clavulanate, may improve small bowel function in children experiencing motility disturbances, according to a study appearing in the June print edition of the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition from Nationwide Children's Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-antibiotic-amoxicillin-clavulanate-meal-small-bowel.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:47:26 EST news255008807 Bacteria in the gut of autistic children different from non-autistic children The underlying reason autism is often associated with gastrointestinal problems is an unknown, but new results to be published in the online journal mBio on January 10 reveal that the guts of autistic children differ from other children in at least one important way: many children with autism harbor a type of bacteria in their guts that non-autistic children do not. The study was conducted by Brent Williams and colleagues at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-bacteria-gut-autistic-children-non-autistic.html Autism spectrum disorders Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:09:14 EST news245354941 Marijuana use associated with cyclic vomiting syndrome in young males Researchers have found clear associations between marijuana use in young males and cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS), where patients experience episodes of vomiting separated by symptom free intervals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-marijuana-cyclic-vomiting-syndrome-young.html Health Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:34:53 EST news245327679 Use of opioid painkillers for abdominal pain has more than doubled Across U.S. outpatient clinics between 1997 and 2008, opioid prescriptions for chronic abdominal pain more than doubled, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-opioid-painkillers-abdominal-pain.html Medications Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:41:23 EST news241796476 Psychological factors affect IBS patients' interpretation of symptom severity A patient's viewpoint of the severity of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms can be influenced not only by physical symptoms of IBS but broader psychological problems, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-psychological-factors-affect-ibs-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:43:27 EST news241094598 Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth Just one drink per day for women -- two for men -- could lead to small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and subsequently cause gastrointestinal symptoms like bloating, gas, abdominal pain, constipation and diarrhea, according to the results of a new study unveiled today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 76th Annual Scientific meeting in Washington, DC. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-moderate-alcohol-consumption-small-intestinal.html Health Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:30:56 EST news239279448 Q&A: Key answers about listeria in fruit (AP) -- Some questions consumers may have about listeria in cantaloupes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-qampampa-key-listeria-fruit.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:00:01 EST news236488859 Drug shows promise in prostate cancer spread to bone A new drug to treat prostate cancer shows early promise, particularly against tumors that have spread to the bone, a multi-site study shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-drug-prostate-cancer-bone.html Cancer Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:28:00 EST news226682859 Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors have only marginal benefits for people with COPD Giving patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) newly available oral phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors, roflumilast or cilomilast, improves lung function and reduces the likelihood of a flareup, but does not increase general quality of life. These are the findings of a new systematic review by Cochrane researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-phosphodiesterase-inhibitors-marginal-benefits-people.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 11 May 2011 04:20:01 EST news224305072