Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Quinoa may be safe grain for people with celiac disease
(HealthDay)—The grain quinoa seems safe for people with celiac disease, a new British study suggests.
Jan 21, 2014
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Health
Researchers document impact of coffee on bowels
Coffee drinkers know that coffee helps keep the bowels moving, but researchers in Texas are trying to find out exactly why this is true, and it doesn't seem to be about the caffeine, according to a study presented at Digestive ...
May 20, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds new drug target for metastatic breast cancer
Research led by Dr. Suresh Alahari, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, is the first to report that two specific tumor suppressor genes work in concert to inhibit the ...
Apr 11, 2013
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Medical research
Strawberries may be key to developing an insulin pill
More than 30 million Americans suffer from diabetes and must inject themselves with insulin two to four times daily. Researchers have been looking for ways to administer the drug orally, and researchers at Carnegie Mellon ...
Aug 29, 2019
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Medical research
Probiotic protects intestine from radiation injury
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that taking a probiotic before radiation therapy can protect the intestine from damage — at least in mice.
Nov 16, 2011
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Diabetes
New type of oral capsule may one day replace insulin injection for diabetics
Scientists in Melbourne have designed a new type of oral capsule that could mean pain-free delivery of insulin and other protein drugs.
Apr 19, 2023
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Medical research
Blocking digestive enzymes may reverse shock, stop multiorgan failure
New research from the University of California, San Diego published in the Jan. 23 issue of Science Translational Medicine moves researchers closer to understanding and developing treatments for shock, sepsis and multiorgan ...
Jan 23, 2013
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Radiology & Imaging
MRI tool watches how electrical stimulation could cure digestive disorders
More than 60 million people in the U.S. suffer from disorders in the gastrointestinal tract that could be cured by electrical stimulation, but scientists don't fully understand the therapy's effects on a critical organ: the ...
Oct 24, 2018
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Cardiology
Johns Hopkins GI doctors use endoscopy to place transpyloric stent
Physicians at Johns Hopkins say they are encouraged by early results in three patients of their new treatment for gastroparesis, a condition marked by the failure of the stomach to properly empty its contents into the small ...
Jul 3, 2013
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Pediatrics
Researchers identify bacterial strain that demonstrates a potentially protective role in celiac disease
Researchers from Mass General for Children (MGfC) and 13 other institutions have identified a strain of Bacteroides vulgatus that may protect the gut intestinal barrier against the break in tolerance that occurs when gluten ...
Jan 8, 2024
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