News tagged with colonization


Bacterial imbalance contributes to intestinal inflammation and carcinogenesis

Instability in the composition of gut bacterial communities (dysbiosis) has been linked to common human intestinal disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer; however, it is unclear if dysbiosis ...

Inflammatory disorders created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Staphylococcus aureus: Why it just gets up your nose

A collaboration between researchers at the School of Biochemistry and Immunology and the Department of Microbiology at Trinity College Dublin has identified a mechanism by which the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (S. au ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gattex approved for short bowel syndrome

(HealthDay)—Gattex (teduglutide) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat nutritional problems caused by short bowel syndrome.

Medications created Dec 22, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researcher shows diabetes, blood pressure link to colon cancer recurrence, survival

By all accounts, a combination of colon cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure can be a recipe for medical disaster. Now, a new study led by a surgical oncologist and researcher at Temple University School of Medicine and ...

Cancer created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find model system to study promising cancer drug

Researchers have found that the budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is an acceptable model system to study KP1019, an anti-cancer drug that uses ruthenium, a rare metal, a new study found. Researchers had previously been i ...

Medications created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Spread of cancer cells may be slowed by targeting of protein

(Medical Xpress)—The spread of cancer cells may be slowed by targeting the protein km23-1, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.

Cancer created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reveals alternative pathway through which beta-catenin drives colon cancer

Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in the United States. Risk factors for the disease are varied and include factors such as advanced age and diet, but most cases share something ...

Cancer created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Two-faced' cells discovered in colon cancer: Immune cells can suppress or promote tumor growth

Northwestern Medicine researchers have discovered a "two-faced" group of cells at work in human colon cancer, with opposing functions that can suppress or promote tumor growth. These cells are a subset of T-regulatory (Treg) ...

Cancer created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Patients with family history of colorectal cancer may be at risk for aggressive form of the disease

BOSTON—When people with a family history of colorectal cancer develop the disease, their tumors often carry a molecular sign that the cancer could be life-threatening and may require aggressive treatment, Dana-Farber Cancer ...

Cancer created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bevacizumab doesn't prolong survival in stage II-III colon CA

(HealthDay)—For patients with stage 2 to 3 colon cancer, the addition of bevacizumab to modified fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX6) does not prolong disease-free or overall survival, according ...

Cancer created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clinical trial tests rice bran to prevent cancer

A recent University of Colorado Cancer Center review in the journal Advances in Nutrition shows that rice bran offers promising cancer prevention properties. Meanwhile, an ongoing clinical trial is testing the effectiveness of ric ...

Cancer created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers identify a mechanism for the transformation of colon polyps

The causes underlying the development of certain types of common cancers have not yet been elucidated. In order to better determine the origin and the sequence of events responsible for the onset of colon cancer, the teams ...

Cancer created Dec 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hospital cleaning protocol ineffective against A. baumannii

Current hospital cleaning protocol may be inadequate to rid patient rooms of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii, according to a study in the December issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mistletoe as treatment for colon cancer?

(Medical Xpress)—Mistletoe has become an important symbol of Christmas but it also has the potential to play a vital role as an alternative therapy for Australian sufferers of colon cancer.

Cancer created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists pair blood test and gene sequencing to detect cancer

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have combined the ability to detect cancer DNA in the blood with genome sequencing technology in a test that could be used to screen for cancers, monitor cancer patients ...

Cancer created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast