News tagged with gastrointestinal disease
Satiation hormone, neurotensin, linked to increased risk of disease, premature death in women
Researchers in Sweden have discovered that neurotensin, a satiation hormone produced in the human brain and intestine that circulates in the blood, could raise the risk of heart attack, breast cancer and ...
Medical research
Oct 19, 2012 |
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Diverse intestinal viruses may play a role in AIDS progression
In monkeys and humans with AIDS, damage to the gastrointestinal tract is common, contributing to activation of the immune system, progressive immune deficiency, and ultimately advanced AIDS. How this gastric damage occurs ...
HIV & AIDS
Oct 11, 2012 |
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Hormone level linked with increased risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, death
Plasma levels of proneurotensin are associated with the development of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular and total mortality, and breast cancer in women during long-term follow-up, according to a study in the ...
Medical research
Oct 09, 2012 |
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Deadly complication of stem cell transplants reduced in mice
(Medical Xpress)—Studying leukemia in mice, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have reduced a life-threatening complication of stem cell transplants, the only curative treatment when leukemia ...
Medical research
Sep 27, 2012 |
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UH Case Medical Center offers novel scarless procedure for rare condition
University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center is one of five institutions nationwide performing a novel scarless procedure that restores swallowing function in some patients with achalasia, a rare condition where the esophagus ...
Surgery
Sep 24, 2012 |
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Study finds one treatment stands above others for adults with Langerhans cell histiocytosis
A study by a Baylor College of Medicine physician-researcher has shed light on the most effective treatment for adults with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) in bones. LCH is a disease that can affect the skin, mouth, ears, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 15, 2012 |
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Study shows efficacy of new rheumatoid arthritis drug
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study involving researchers from Karolinska Institutet demonstrates the efficacy of Tofacitinib, a new drug for rheumatoid arthritis. According to the study, which is published in The New England ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Aug 09, 2012 |
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Alzheimer's drug shows promise in early trial
(HealthDay News) -- Researchers say an investigational drug helped improve memory, language, attention and other mental skills in people with early Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jul 18, 2012 |
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New study finds low rates of biopsy contribute to celiac disease underdiagnosis in US
Under-performance of small bowel biopsy during endoscopy may be a major reason that celiac disease remains underdiagnosed in the United States, according to a new study published online recently in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Invest ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 29, 2012 |
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Dietary fiber alters gut bacteria, supports gastrointestinal health
A University of Illinois study shows that dietary fiber promotes a shift in the gut toward different types of beneficial bacteria. And the microbes that live in the gut, scientists now believe, can support a healthy gastrointestinal ...
Health
Jun 27, 2012 |
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Pancreatic cancer may be detected with simple intestinal probe
By simply shining a tiny light within the small intestine, close to that organ's junction with the pancreas, physicians at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida have been able to detect pancreatic cancer 100 percent of the time ...
Cancer
May 21, 2012 |
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Moveable magnets used to forge gastric bypass in pigs
(HealthDay) -- In a scenario reminiscent of the film Fantastic Voyage, researchers have found a way to perform nearly surgery-free gastric bypass procedures in pigs using only a local anesthetic.
Surgery
May 21, 2012 |
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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
May 20, 2012 |
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Endotoxemia influenced by diet type
(HealthDay) -- A Western-style diet is associated with increased levels of endotoxin activity (endotoxemia), and a prudent-style diet (containing moderately greater amounts of omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin ...
Health
May 03, 2012 |
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Synthetic stool a prospective treatment for C. difficile
A synthetic mixture of intestinal bacteria could one day replace stool transplants as a treatment for Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). C. difficile is a toxin-producing bacteria that can overpopulate the colon when antib ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 30, 2012 |
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