Carrageenans, biologically active polysaccharides isolated from red algae and widely used in the food industry as stabilizers, thickeners, or jelly agents, have an express effect on the immune systems of mice, according to ...
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Occasionally, following a transplant procedure, the donor's immune cells recognize the recipient's tissues as foreign and trigger a multisystem disorder called graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Occurring commonly after bone ...
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Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have resolved a severe lymphatic disorder in a girl with Noonan Syndrome that had led to upper gastrointestinal bleeding, fluid collection around the lungs, and numerous ...
Nov 20, 2020
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COVID-19 can present a variety of symptoms, but one potentially dangerous symptom most people aren't particularly excited to talk about is diarrhea. An estimated 20% of COVID-19 patients are likely to experience diarrhea ...
Sep 23, 2020
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Embedded throughout the gastrointestinal system is an extensive array of neurons that coordinates nearly all activities involved in digestion, gut motility, and response to noxious stimuli. These cells make up the enteric ...
Sep 4, 2020
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Parasite infections are a constant presence for many people who live in tropical regions, particularly in less industrialized areas. These often chronic conditions are at best unpleasant; more seriously, children with parasite ...
Jun 12, 2020
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Scientists around the world are continuing to test countless vaccines and drugs in the hope of finding effective ways to prevent and treat COVID-19.
Jun 11, 2020
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Mucus is the first line of defence against bad bacteria in our gut. But could it also be part of our defence against diseases of the brain?
May 28, 2020
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Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a system that allows for real-time observations of individual cells in the colon of a living mouse.
Dec 11, 2019
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New insights into how the colon functions and actually expels its contents have been revealed for the first time following decades of study by Flinders University researchers.
Oct 29, 2019
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