Credit: CC0 Public Domain Many tiny organisms including bacteria, fungi and viruses normally live on our bodies, and even inside us. These are called the microbiome. The large number of…
Tag: Gastroenterology
Liver cancer: Risk factors and prevention
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about risk factors for liver cancer and what you can do…
Neonatal kidney transplantation offers new hope in the organ shortage crisis, study shows
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research, presented at the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) Congress 2023, demonstrates that neonatal kidney transplantation can offer a ‘game-changing’ solution to the pressing…
Gut bacteria key to fighting colorectal cancer, study suggests
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Metabolites produced by gut bacteria during digestion can be used to trigger an immune response against colorectal cancer cells, according to new University of Alberta research,…
Certain proteins in breast milk found to be essential for a baby’s healthy gut
Credit: CC0 Public Domain More than 320 million years of mammalian evolution has adapted breast milk to meet all the physiological needs of babies: It contains not only nutrients, but…
Noninvasive biomarker tests could be alternatives to painful liver biopsies
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Led by the director of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Stravitz-Sanyal Institute of Liver Disease and Metabolic Health, a consortium studying noninvasive tests for liver disease has demonstrated…
Race, ethnicity may play a role in cause of liver cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new analysis of liver cancer has identified racial and ethnic differences and emerging trends for this highly fatal disease. The study, conducted by researchers with…
AI can predict certain forms of esophageal and stomach cancer
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the United States and other western countries, a form of esophageal and stomach cancer has risen dramatically over the last five decades. Rates of esophageal…
Association found between gut immune cells and eye damage from glaucoma
Schematic illustrating how β7 CD4+ T cells enter the retina. Credit: Science Translational Medicine (2023). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adg1656 A team of medical scientists at the University of Electronic Science and Technology…
Irregular sleep patterns associated with harmful gut bacteria
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research has found irregular sleep patterns are associated with harmful bacteria in your gut. The study, published today in The European Journal of Nutrition by…
