How a newly examined gut microbe drives the gut-lung axis
A team led by University of Toronto researchers has discovered a new communication pathway between the gut and lung.
Dec 19, 2024
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Digestive System Diseases: News and Research on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
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Researchers identify key driver of fibrosis in Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease, a type of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), often causes scar-like tissue to build up in the intestines, termed fibrosis. Over time, increased scar tissue builds up in the intestinal walls, causing ...
Dec 18, 2024
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Intestinal tuft cell expression changes with sleeping and eating cycles
A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Biological Sciences and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered how a subset of cells in the intestines change throughout the ...
Dec 17, 2024
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Researchers find previously unknown links between microbial bile acids and the risk of colon cancer
Microbes living in our guts help us digest food by reshaping the bile acids that our livers produce for breaking down fats. It turns out that two of these microbially-modified bile acids may affect our risk—in opposite directions—for ...
Dec 16, 2024
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Electrical stimulation of ears shows promise for treating ulcerative colitis
A simple, non-invasive treatment focused on the ears could one day provide relief for people with ulcerative colitis, a UM research study has found.
Dec 16, 2024
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Unlocking the clock: The role of the circadian system in inflammatory bowel diseases
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, are marked by cycles of immune activation and inflammation that significantly impact patients' lives.
Dec 12, 2024
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Mucus and snot are more important than you think, researchers say
When you hear the words mucus and snot, you might think of colds, snails or drooling babies. But the runny, sometimes sticky substance often plays a vital role in our lives, and mucus also has the potential to be a medicine.
Dec 4, 2024
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Inflammatory bowel disease on the rise globally in the elderly
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in older adults has become a global public health burden, according to a study published in Autoimmunity Reviews.
Dec 4, 2024
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Can diet help with inflammatory bowel disease?
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. It includes conditions such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. People with IBD may experience persistent symptoms like frequent diarrhea, ...
Dec 4, 2024
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Researcher explores epidemiology and health economics in gastrointestinal diseases
A thesis from Karolinska Institutet shows the significant societal economic burdens posed by two chronic inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases; eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and microscopic colitis (MC). Both diseases cause ...
Dec 3, 2024
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