Crohn's disease, a debilitating inflammatory bowel disease, has many known contributing factors, including bacterial changes in the microbiome that foster an inflammatory environment. Now, for the first time, Crohn's disease ...
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A world of microbes resides within the gut of every human being. This vast microbial community, the microbiome, which includes bacteria and viruses, has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to actively contribute to both health ...
Feb 25, 2025
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Gut microbes that were thought to feed exclusively on dietary fiber also get fed sugar from our guts, from which they produce short-chain fatty acids that are crucial to many body functions. The Kobe University discovery ...
Mar 3, 2025
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Researchers from the Organoid group at the Hubrecht Institute have found that specific gut cells, BEST4/CA7+ cells, regulate electrolyte and water balance in response to bacterial toxins that cause diarrhea. Their findings, ...
Feb 25, 2025
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According to the National Institutes of Health, between 600,000 and 900,000 Americans have ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine.
Mar 5, 2025
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In updated consensus recommendations published online March 4 in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, additional guidance is presented for optimizing bowel preparation quality for colonoscopy.
Mar 6, 2025
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Sugar added to food may be the "villain" when it comes to the relationship between stomach cancer and an unhealthy diet, while salt increases the risk of tumors in people with habits considered healthy. This is the result ...
Feb 26, 2025
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Scientists have discovered that psychological stress can induce immune responses to food that can cause symptoms when that food is eaten again, findings that demonstrate the potential role of stress in symptoms of irritable ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Australian food scientists have reclassified dietary fibers—beyond just soluble and insoluble—to better guide nutritional decisions and drive targeted health food products.
Mar 19, 2025
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Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the National Institutes of Health, have discovered a strategy to fight back against ...
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