Scientists have identified a new way to distinguish healthy guts from diseased ones and track how some illnesses progress by measuring how gut bacteria interact with one another. According to a study published in Science, ...
Feb 26, 2026
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Deep in the folds of the intestine, in microscopic pockets called crypts, a quiet surveillance system is always at work. Stem cells lining the gut wall are not just rebuilding tissue—they are listening and signaling. When ...
Researchers at Örebro University have identified blood markers that can indicate who is at risk of developing ulcerative colitis—a chronic inflammatory bowel disease—later in life. These markers can be present for many years ...
Feb 20, 2026
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Walk down the aisles of many grocery stores and you're liable to see claims about products that are "good for gut health," from yogurt and kombucha to supplements and even sodas. But despite its popularity, the phrase can ...
Feb 18, 2026
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Hispanic patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have varying disease patterns depending on their genetic ancestry, according to a study published online Feb. 9 in Gastroenterology.
Feb 18, 2026
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A novel study using a mouse model has found that the absence of the angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) protein during development triggers a long-lasting reprogramming of the immune system that protects against intestinal inflammation. ...
Feb 18, 2026
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Bowel cancer has been making headlines around the world, following the death last week of actor James Van Der Beek. The former Dawson's Creek actor was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age 45.
Feb 18, 2026
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Precancerous colorectal lesions, or dysplasia, in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) confer markedly different risks of future colorectal cancer depending on dysplasia grade, according to a comprehensive registry ...
Feb 16, 2026
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An increasing number of people are dying of colorectal cancer at a young age, including those as young as 20. Actor James Van Der Beek, who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023, died at age 48 on Feb. 11, 2026, bringing ...
Feb 13, 2026
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Colorectal cancer is a threat not just to older adults but increasingly to young men and women, too. It's now the top cancer killer of Americans younger than 50.
Feb 12, 2026
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