Health
Microplastics detected in human stool samples
(HealthDay)—Microplastics have been detected in stool samples of healthy volunteers, according to research published online Sept. 3 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Sep 03, 2019
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News tagged with stool samples
Oncology & Cancer
Are you still putting off colon cancer screening?
No one looks forward to a colonoscopy, but it can save your life. So you might be wondering whether a home test is a good alternative.
Aug 09, 2019
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Health
Digestion-aiding herbs alter gut microbiome
Many medicines used today—including aspirin, penicillin and malaria-fighting quinine—originated from nature. Now, Sanford Burnham Prebys and UC San Diego scientists have turned to ancient digestive herbs to learn about ...
Jul 25, 2019
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Immunology
Research 'paves the way' for early interventions to prevent childhood inflammatory diseases
A study of newborn infants has identified a compound produced by gut bacteria that appears to predispose certain infants to allergies and asthma later in life.
Jul 22, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stopping cholera in its tracks with bacteriophages
Cholera strikes almost 3 million people each year worldwide, causing 95,000 deaths. An acute diarrheal infection, it's prevalent in regions with inadequate access to clean water and sanitation.
Mar 15, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Common virus in early childhood linked to celiac disease in susceptible children
A common intestinal virus, enterovirus, in early childhood may be a trigger for later coeliac disease in children at increased genetic risk of the condition, finds a small study published in The BMJ today.
Feb 13, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers find differences in gut microbiomes in people with schizophrenia
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China and one in the U.S. has found that people with schizophrenia have differences in their gut biomes compared to people without the mental disorder. In their ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sequencing gut microbes shows differences between IBD and IBS
A team of researchers with members from the Netherlands and the U.S. has found differences in the numbers of gut microbes for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In their paper ...
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Paris hospital halts stool study after donor deluge
A Paris hospital which made a public appeal for stool samples for a study on intestinal diseases said Friday it had suspended the project after being inundated by donors hoping for an easy 50 euros.
Nov 23, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New weapons drawn in global TB fight
From a revolutionary way of testing children for tuberculosis to a cure for a previously untreatable strain, scientists from across the globe launched a fresh broadside Thursday against the world's deadliest infectious disease.
Oct 25, 2018
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