Using a technique called spatial transcriptomics, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have analyzed the gene expression in the mouse colon and created a map showing where in the tissue individual genes are expressed. When ...
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Sometimes, a gut feeling is literal.
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The gut microbiome is an ecosystem of hundreds to thousands of microbial species living within the human body. These populations affect our health, fertility, and even our longevity. But how do they get there in the first ...
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Enteroendocrine cells punch above their weight. Constituting just about 1 percent of intestinal cells, they produce, as a group, around 15 different hormones. These not only regulate intestinal function and digestion, but ...
Feb 9, 2022
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Researchers at the University of Toronto and University Health Network have shown how probiotic bacteria in the gut could undermine immunity in pancreatic cancer, pointing toward more personalized cancer treatments.
Feb 8, 2022
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We now know that the microbes that live in our intestines—our microbiome—influence our health in many ways. The balance among competing microbial species is believed to be important in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is becoming increasingly widespread. Until now, however, the underlying causes of the inflammation responses were unclear. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have ...
Feb 2, 2022
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Researchers at the NYU Pain Research Center have identified a mechanism that underlies inflammation and pain in the colon, and demonstrated that blocking a key receptor from entering colon cells can inhibit inflammation and ...
Jan 31, 2022
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A growth factor protein produced by rare immune cells in the intestine can protect against the effects of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new discovery from Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.
Jan 31, 2022
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Ulcerative colitis, a subtype of inflammatory bowel disease, is a chronic ailment of the colon affecting nearly one million individuals in the United States. It is thought to be linked to disruptions in the gut microbiome—the ...
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