http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. In what medical officials say is a first, the bullet-scarred pancreas from a service member who was shot in Afghanistan was flown from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington to the University of Miami, where insulin-producing cells were salvaged from the organ and flown back to be dropped into the man's liver. http://www.physorg.com/news180274017.html Medicine & Health Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:30:01 EST news180274017 In a developing animal, stem cells proliferate and differentiate to form the organs needed for life. A new study shows how a crucial step in this process happens and how a reversal of that step contributes to cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news180192279.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:27:15 EST news180192279 The chemical Bisphenol A used in plastic containers and drinks cans has been shown for the first time to affect the functioning of the intestines, according to a French study published Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news180040630.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:10:01 EST news180040630 (PhysOrg.com) -- Cancer Research UK scientists have shown that deleting a single gene can increase the average number of tumours in the bowel by 50-fold, according to research published in PNAS today. http://www.physorg.com/news178450930.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:30:01 EST news178450930 (PhysOrg.com) -- A daily dose of aspirin can prevent the occurrence of cancer in people with a genetic predisposition towards Lynch syndrome, a Newcastle University scientist has told Europe`s largest cancer congress. Lynch syndrome is a condition which accounts for around 5 per cent of all colon cancers. http://www.physorg.com/news173369935.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:40:02 EST news173369935 Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that an ingredient in human breast milk protects and repairs the delicate intestines of newborn babies. http://www.physorg.com/news165566422.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:50:01 EST news165566422 Every cell lining the small intestine bristles with thousands of tightly packed microvilli that project into the gut lumen, forming a brush border that absorbs nutrients and protects the body from intestinal bacteria. In the June 29, 2009 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology, Matthew McConnell, Matthew Tyska, and colleagues now find that microvilli extend their functional reach even further using a molecular motor to send vesicles packed with gut enzymes out into the lumen to get a head start on breaking down their substrates. http://www.physorg.com/news165488833.html Biology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:07:42 EST news165488833 After surgery to remove the head of the pancreas, invagination of the pancreas into the small intestine resulted in a lower rate of pancreatic fistula, according to researchers at the Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Cancer Center. The research was published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. It was performed as a randomized trial - the gold standard for studies. http://www.physorg.com/news160311885.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:05:22 EST news160311885 The bacterium Escherichia coli is part of the healthy human intestinal flora. However, E. coli also has pathogenic relatives that trigger diarrhea illnesses: enterohemorrhagic E.coli bacteria. During the course of an infection they infest the intestinal mucosa, causing injury in the process, in contrast to benign bacteria. http://www.physorg.com/news156686308.html Biology Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:02:20 EST news156686308 (PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria naturally present in the human gut could produce substances that help to protect against colon cancer and provide therapy for inflammatory bowel disease. http://www.physorg.com/news153145784.html Biology Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:30:09 EST news153145784 Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes and celiac disease appear to share a common genetic origin, scientists at the University of Cambridge and Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, have confirmed. http://www.physorg.com/news148152103.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:21:43 EST news148152103 Toxins in food often have a bad, bitter taste that makes people want to spit them out. New UC Irvine research finds that bitterness also slows the digestive process, keeping bad food in the stomach longer and increasing the chances that it will be expelled. http://www.physorg.com/news142791499.html Medicine & Health Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:18:19 EST news142791499 A report in the September Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press, offers new evidence to explain why those who undergo gastric bypass surgery often show greater control of their diabetes symptoms within days. It also helps to explain why lap-band surgery doesn't offer the same instant gratification. By studying mice that have undergone both procedures, the researchers show that changes in the intestine are the key. http://www.physorg.com/news139577001.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:23:21 EST news139577001