Genetics
How the gut may help to drive COVID-19
New findings from Flinders University have demonstrated a molecular link between COVID-19 and serotonin cells in the gut.
Sep 1, 2022
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Gut
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New treatment principle for chronic hepatitis B and D infections
A new immunological treatment against hepatitis B and D viruses, both of which can cause liver cancer, shows promising results in animal models. Results from the treatment, which is being developed by researchers at Karolinska ...
Aug 26, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers study rare genetic condition to tackle colorectal cancer
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine are studying a rare genetic condition called Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), looking for potential ...
Aug 15, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study identifies immune regulator as critical contributor to stomach cancer development
Researchers aim to beat stomach cancer at its own game by identifying modulators of the innate immune system that drive it and applying the brakes before cancer takes hold. In 2021, Professor Brendan Jenkins and Dr. Ruby ...
Aug 10, 2022
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Cardiology
Fat buildup in liver linked to heightened heart failure risk over next decade
The buildup of fat in the liver, known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD for short, is linked to a heightened risk of heart failure over the next decade, finds a pooled data analysis of the available research, ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers create highly accurate non-invasive test for major liver diseases
Researchers have created a liquid biopsy test, which uses two circulating proteins, to test for major liver diseases. The test was found to be highly accurate, sensitive, and specific for both NASH and liver fibrosis. For ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
More home test kits could prevent 11,000 bowel cancer deaths, study finds
More than 11,000 bowel cancer deaths could be prevented by simply sending an additional invitation to people who have not yet been screened, a new study by the University of Sheffield has found.
Jul 5, 2022
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Gastroenterology
Model predicts CRC risk in ulcerative colitis patients with low-grade dysplasia
For patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), large, unresected, multifocal low-grade dysplasia (LGD) and recent moderate/severe histological inflammation are associated with elevated risk of developing advanced neoplasia (AN), ...
Mar 25, 2022
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Immunology
Immune responses in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases
Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are characterized by inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract which flares up in phases and which is accompanied by abdominal pain, ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Distinct gut microbial profile may identify pancreatic cancer, irrespective of stage
A specific panel of gut microbes may identify pancreatic cancer, irrespective of how far the disease has progressed, suggests research published online in the journal Gut.
Mar 8, 2022
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