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'Transient' gut bacteria may affect health and guide diet choices
Scientists have identified two types of microbes in the gut using data from a year-long study of the same patients and suggest that labeling both helpful and harmful gut bacteria could make treatment easier.
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Oncology & Cancer
Study: Naldemedine prevents opioid-induced constipation in patients with cancer
Opioids, potent pain relievers for patients with cancer, frequently cause constipation, which is a significant issue. Researchers at University of Tsukuba revealed that administering naldemedine, which is a constipation medication, ...
Sep 19, 2024
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Non-invasive method can help predict survival in patients with liver cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma or HCC is the most commonly observed form of liver cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. For patients with an advanced form of HCC, there are different types of systemic ...
Sep 19, 2024
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Scientists discover proteins in meat, milk and other foods suppress gut tumors
Researchers led by Hiroshi Ohno at the RIKEN Center for Integrative medical sciences (IMS) in Japan have discovered that food antigens like milk proteins help keep tumors from growing in our guts, specifically the small intestines. ...
Sep 18, 2024
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Could your phone detect hepatic encephalopathy by listening to you read?
Research from the University of Michigan suggests that one day a phone app could be able to detect the development of hepatic encephalopathy in patients just by listening to them speak.
Sep 18, 2024
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Model can predict, stratify liver cancer risk in noncirrhotic chronic hepatitis B
A new prognostic model can predict and stratify hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk in noncirrhotic adult patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), according to a study published online Sept. 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Sep 18, 2024
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Humor could help people engage with colorectal cancer information, study suggests
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is no laughing matter. It's the second-leading cause of cancer deaths globally, according to the World Health Organization. But new research led by the University at Buffalo suggests that humor can ...
Sep 18, 2024
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How AI can help researchers make esophageal cancer less deadly
Approximately 600 times a day, the esophagus ferries whatever is in your mouth down to your stomach. It's usually a one-way route, but sometimes acid escapes the stomach and travels back up. That can damage the cells lining ...
Sep 18, 2024
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Video: What is the microbiome?
Valhalla Fellow Lindsey Backman explains what the microbiome is and the roles that different members of our microbiomes play in health and disease.
Sep 18, 2024
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Gut-brain axis shift is needed in depression research, experts say
Scientists have high-tech tools to understand the biological factors that underly depression—from gut bacteria to genetics. But they have yet to be integrated in an effective manner, according to leading researchers.
Sep 18, 2024
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Evidence of inverse relationship between incidence of Alzheimer's disease and colorectal cancer
A team of epidemiologists at the First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, in China, has shown experimental evidence of an inverse relationship between incidences of Alzheimer's disease and colorectal cancer.
Cutting out sugar and starch is as effective for IBS as current recommendations: Study
Symptoms for patients with the gastrointestinal disease IBS improved as much by eating less sugar and starch as for those who followed FODMAP—the diet currently recommended to patients. The results, presented in a new study ...
Sep 17, 2024
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FDA approves Tremfya for ulcerative colitis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson's Tremfya (guselkumab) for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.
Sep 17, 2024
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Global trial ends 20-year debate over gastro-esophageal cancer treatment
Cancer patients could avoid unnecessary radiation therapy as a result of an international clinical trial, led by Peter Mac researcher Prof Trevor Leong. The TOPGEAR study demonstrated that radiotherapy does not improve survival ...
Sep 16, 2024
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High-dose vitamin D3 does not provide benefit for metastatic colorectal cancer, clinical trial shows
SOLARIS (Alliance A021703), a multicenter, double-blind, randomized Phase III clinical trial led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers and conducted across several hundred cancer centers in the U.S. tested the addition ...
Sep 16, 2024
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New insight into the effects of proton-pump inhibitors in children
Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are frequently prescribed to suppress stomach acid in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Prescribing rates of PPIs in children have risen more than 500% in the past two decades, ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Cellular map of the pancreas could lead to better treatments against pancreatic cancer and diabetes
Pancreatic diseases, such as diabetes or pancreatic cancer, are usually severe and have a strong impact on patients. Unfortunately, today, there are no specific or effective treatments for pancreatic cancer, so the survival ...
Sep 13, 2024
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Gut reaction: Low levels of manganese can aggravate inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers at the University of Michigan have delved deeper into the relationship between manganese deficiency and inflammatory bowel disease and found that low levels of the micronutrient can exacerbate intestinal injury ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Gut microbiome found to influence location of immune cells
Researchers at the Experimental and Clinical Research Center of Max Delbrück Center and Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin (ECRC) have found that different anatomical sections of the gastrointestinal tracts of mice carry ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Which gut drugs might end up in a lawsuit? Are there really links with cancer and kidney disease?
Common medicines used to treat conditions including heartburn, reflux, indigestion and stomach ulcers may be the subject of a class action lawsuit in Australia.
Sep 12, 2024
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Research extends hope for gastric cancer patients with peritoneal metastasis
Gastric cancer remains a formidable adversary, ranking as the fifth most common cancer and the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with more than 1,000,000 new cases and close to 770,000 deaths each year. ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Study reveals how antibiotics contribute to inflammatory bowel disease risk
In a study published in Science Advances, Dr. Shai Bel and his research team at the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University have uncovered crucial insights into how antibiotic use increases the risk of inflammatory ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Thanks to Reddit, a new diagnosis is bubbling up across the nation
In a video posted to Reddit this summer, Lucie Rosenthal's face starts focused and uncertain, looking intently into the camera, before it happens.
Sep 11, 2024
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'It's okay to poo at work': New health campaign highlights a common source of anxiety
For most people, the daily or near-daily ritual of having a bowel movement is not something we give a great deal of thought to. But for some people, the need to do a "number two" in a public toilet or at work can be beset ...
Sep 11, 2024
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A GPS for the gastrointestinal system
Two Texas Tech Health El Paso gastroenterology researchers are receiving recognition for their clinical investigation of an electronic capsule that wirelessly relays important information about a patient's gut motor function ...
Sep 11, 2024
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