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Genetically engineered bacteria could help in Crohn's and colitis

(Medical Xpress)—A new study in mice has shown that genetically engineered bacteria can protect against inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes a host of conditions including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

Medical research created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

New genetic links for inflammatory bowel disease uncovered

Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) – inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract – have puzzled the scientific community for decades. Ten years ago, researchers recognized that both genes and the ...

Genetics created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Antibiotics in childhood may increase bowel disease risk: study

(HealthDay)—Use of certain antibiotics may put children at higher risk for developing bowel diseases, new research has found.

Pediatrics created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Genes carried by E. coli bacteria linked to colon cancer

What if a key factor ultimately behind a cancer was not a genetic defect but ecological?

Cancer created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study offers comprehensive look at chemical, genetic changes that occur as inflammation progresses to cancer

One of the biggest risk factors for liver, colon or stomach cancer is chronic inflammation of those organs, often caused by viral or bacterial infections. A new study from MIT offers the most comprehensive look yet at how ...

Inflammatory disorders created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

French study suggests maggots may clean wounds faster than surgery

(Medical Xpress) -- For thousands of years, people have used maggots to clean out wounds, particularly in battlefield situations when there were few other options. Use of maggots (fly larvae) virtually disappeared ...

Medical research created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 11 | with audio podcast report

Thymus teaches immune cells to ignore vital gut bacteria

The tiny thymus teaches the immune system to ignore the teeming, foreign bacteria in the gut that helps you digest and absorb food, researchers say.

Immunology created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Some bacteria may protect against disease caused by stomach infection

Half of the world's human population is infected with the stomach bacteria called Helicobacter pylori, yet it causes disease in only about 10 percent of those infected. Other bacteria living in the stomach may be a key fa ...

Immunology created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Villain stomach bug may have a sweet side: Researchers reveal how 'bad' gut bacteria may help control diabetes

A stomach bacterium believed to cause health problems such as gastritis, ulcers, and gastric cancer may play a dual role by balancing the stomach's ecosystem and controlling body weight and glucose tolerance, according to ...

Medical research created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists find key to growth of 'bad' bacteria in inflammatory bowel disease

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have long puzzled over why "bad" bacteria such as E. coli can thrive in the guts of those with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), causing serious diarrhea. Now UC Davis resear ...

Inflammatory disorders created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How does fibrosis occur in Crohn's disease?

New research has shown that a protein, known as IL-13, could be the key to the development of fibrosis in Crohn's disease. This breakthrough could help to advance new medicines to treat people suffering with the disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify genetic mutation behind rare disease

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London, and Barts Health NHS Trust have identified the genetic mutation behind a devastating disease of the small intestine.

Genetics created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Antibiotics based on a new principle may defeat MRSA

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have presented a new principle for fighting bacterial infections, in other words, a new type of antibiotic, in the FASEB Journal. The new antibiotic mechan ...

Medical research created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Studying marrow, researchers accelerate blood stem cells

(Medical Xpress)—University of Rochester Medical Center scientists are testing a new approach to speed a patient's recovery of blood counts during a vulnerable period after a stem-cell transplant, according to a study published ...

Medical research created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sweat glands play major role in healing human wounds, research shows

Turns out the same glands that make you sweat are responsible for another job vital to your health: they help heal wounds.

Medical research created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast