Medications
COVID drug paxlovid might also fight long COVID
An antiviral drug used to treat high-risk COVID-19 patients may also benefit patients with long COVID, researchers say.
May 06, 2022
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News tagged with gastrointestinal tract
Gastroenterology
Nanofiber-based biodegradable millirobot that can release drugs in targeted positions in the intestines
A nanofiber-based biodegradable millirobot called Fibot was successfully developed in research led by a scholar from City University of Hong Kong (CityU). Fibot can move in the intestines and degrade in response to the pH ...
Apr 29, 2022
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Medications
Nintedanib found effective for gastrointestinal stromal tumors
A research team led by Prof. Liu Qingsong and Liu Jing from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has recently found that nintedanib, a multikinase inhibitor of the receptor ...
Apr 07, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
IgA antibodies seem to protect unvaccinated against COVID-19
Despite daily contact with COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic, some health professionals avoided falling ill. As a University of Gothenburg study shows, the explanation appears to be an antidote in the immune system: ...
Mar 24, 2022
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Other
Health risk due to micro- and nanoplastics in food
Five grams of plastic particles on average enter the human gastrointestinal tract per person per week. This is roughly equivalent to the weight of a credit card. Whether ingested micro- and nanoplastics pose a health risk ...
Mar 24, 2022
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Gastroenterology
A simple diagnostic tool for gastrointestinal disorders
As food moves through the digestive tract, contracting muscles along the tract keep things flowing smoothly. Loss of this motility can lead to acid reflux, failure of food to move out of the stomach, or constipation.
Mar 22, 2022
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
The gut-brain axis in Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive and complex disorder that affects multiple parts of the brain but also other organ systems. Symptoms start gradually, sometimes with a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand. Tremor ...
Mar 09, 2022
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Medications
Study shows need for painkiller caution to prevent kidney damage
Taking too much ibuprofen or similar painkillers can damage kidneys, but a recent study has revealed some people at high risk are still being prescribed them.
Feb 17, 2022
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Gastroenterology
Researchers discover repair properties of a protein critical for wound-healing in gut diseases
An international team led by the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has discovered novel properties of the protein Gasdermin B that promotes repair of cells lining the gastrointestinal tract in people with ...
Feb 07, 2022
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Surgery
Engineers develop surgical 'duct tape' as an alternative to sutures
A staple on any engineer's workbench, duct tape is a quick and dependable fix for cracks and tears in many structural materials. MIT engineers have now developed a kind of surgical duct tape—a strong, flexible, and biocompatible ...
Feb 02, 2022
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Gastrointestinal tract
The digestive tract is the system of organs within multicellular animals that takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining matter. The major function of the gastrointestinal tract are ingestion, digestion, absorption, and defecation. The GI tract differs substantially from animal to animal. Some animals have multi-chambered stomachs, while some animals' stomachs contain a single box. In a human adult male, the GI tract is approximately 6.5 meters (20 feet) long and consists of the upper and lower GI tracts. The tract may also be divided into foregut, midgut, and hindgut, reflecting the embryological origin of each segment of the tract.
The remainder of this article focuses on human gastrointestinal anatomy; see digestion for the process in other organisms.
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