News tagged with digestive enzymes


DNA variant affects diabetes risk and treatment response

A DNA variant near a digestive enzyme does not only affect risk of developing diabetes but also affects the response to treatment, an international consortium of researchers including the University of Dundee has found.

Diabetes created May 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

In vitro study finds digested formula, but not breast milk, is toxic to cells

Free fatty acids created during the digestion of infant formula cause cellular death that may contribute to necrotizing enterocolitis, a severe intestinal condition that is often fatal and occurs most commonly ...

Pediatrics created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Brain-building gene plays key role in gut repair

(Medical Xpress)β€”A gene with a colorful name – mindbomb 1 – plays a key role far beyond the brain. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that mindbomb 1 may be ...

Genetics created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Blocking digestive enzymes may reverse shock, stop multiorgan failure

New research from the University of California, San Diego published in the Jan. 23 issue of Science Translational Medicine moves researchers closer to understanding and developing treatments for shock, sepsis ...

Medical research created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A step towards better understanding of pancreatic cancer

(Medical Xpress)β€”An international team of scientists has observed that the well-studied protein Sirtuin-1, known for helping cells live longer, also appears to play an important role in pancreatic cancer.

Cancer created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Immune system protein could explain pancreatitis

It is likely that the protein is also highly significant for other inflammatory diseases.

Immunology created Aug 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Molecular master switch for pancreatic cancer identified, potential predictor of treatment outcome

A recently described master regulator protein may explain the development of aberrant cell growth in the pancreas spurred by inflammation

Cancer created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pancreatic cancer declining, but among most deadly

(AP) -- There are almost as many deaths from it each year as there are new cases. The deaths this week of Apple founder Steve Jobs and Nobelist Ralph Steinman bring unusual attention to this less-well-known ...

Cancer created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Diet rich in vegetables may help stave off acute pancreatitis

A diet rich in vegetables could help stave off the development of the serious condition acute pancreatitis, suggests a large study published online in the journal Gut.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Targeting neurotransmitter may help treat gastrointestinal conditions

Selective targeting of the neurotransmitter that differentially affects brain cells that control the two distinct functions of the pancreas may allow for new medication therapies for conditions like diabetes, dyspepsia and ...

Medical research created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pancreatic cancer 4th most deadly, treatments few

(AP) -- Pancreatic cancer is notoriously lethal - there are almost as many deaths from it each year as there are new cases. The deaths this week of Apple founder Steve Jobs and Nobelist Ralph Steinman bring ...

Cancer created Oct 08, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Four acute mushroom poisonings in two weeks

On September 12, 2011, a Springfield, Virginia man arrived at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH) in the early stages of liver failure. The man had mistakenly eaten poisonous mushrooms, handpicked from his yard. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1