With all that we humans put in our mouths, one of our digestive systems' most important jobs is self-preservation – keeping the linings of the intestines and other vital organs from breaking down under the strain they endure. ...
Apr 13, 2016
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The lining of the intestine is the most rapidly-renewing tissue in the body. Routine shedding of epithelial cells from this lining is a key element of tissue turnover, and is thus essential to maintaining optimal health. ...
Apr 5, 2016
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The advent of antiretroviral therapy—a combination of medications used to slow the progression of HIV—has allowed many people infected with the virus to live long, productive lives. But the therapy doesn't cure them, ...
Mar 16, 2016
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Small proteins that affect communication between cells play an important role in regulating inflammation that occurs during inflammatory bowel disease, according to researchers at Georgia State University, Emory University, ...
Feb 16, 2016
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In 2012, a group of UCLA researchers set out to mine thousands of electronic health records for a more accurate and less expensive way to identify people who have undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes. The researchers got much more ...
Feb 16, 2016
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Today rates of allergic, autoimmune and other inflammatory diseases are rising dramatically in Western societies. If that weren't bad enough, we are beginning to understand that many psychiatric disorders, including depression, ...
Jan 13, 2016
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Researchers have conducted the first ever trials of smart pills that can measure intestinal gases inside the body, with surprising results revealing some unexpected ways that fibre affects the gut.
Jan 12, 2016
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U.S. regulators on Tuesday approved the first genetically engineered treatment for the most common inherited bleeding disorder, von Willebrand disease.
Dec 8, 2015
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The cause of Ulcerative Colitis, a debilitating disease of the intestine, is unclear. A Yale-led study has illuminated the role of a protein that plays a key part in the development of the condition. The research, published ...
Dec 4, 2015
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A gastrointestinal parasite that causes serious diarrhea and malnutrition in infants and toddlers could well meet its demise in Saul Tzipori's laboratory at Tufts University.
Dec 2, 2015
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