News tagged with gluten


Vaccine trial flags challenge to celiac disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

An effective clinical treatment for coeliac disease (or gluten intolerance) is the ultimate objective of WEHI clinician scientist, Dr Bob Anderson. This month will see the beginning of a Phase 1 clinical trial for an experimental ...


A faster test for the food protein that triggers celiac disease

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 17, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers in Spain and the United Kingdom are reporting development of a faster test for identifying the food protein that triggers celiac disease, a difficult-to-diagnose digestive disease involving the inability to digest ...





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Protecting your virtual privacy

Technology / Internet

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

The details of your personal life, such as grocery purchases and pizza topping preferences, are collected every day ― online and by club and discount cards from the gym, department store and supermarket. Though this ...


Is duodenal biopsy necessary in celiac disease diagnosis for children and adults?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Duodenal biopsy remains the gold standard for celiac disease (CD) diagnosis. However, it has several pitfalls and requires an invasive procedure in children. In the past few years, a more prominent role for a definitive diagnosis ...


Gluten-free diet reduces bone problems in children with celiac disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Celiac disease (CD) is an inherited intestinal disorder characterized by life-long intolerance to the ingestion of gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. Although CD can be diagnosed at any age, it commonly occurs ...


Study finds increased risk of death for patients with celiac disease-related disorders

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created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research indicates that patients with lesser degrees of celiac disease-related symptoms, such as intestinal inflammation or latent celiac disease, have a modestly increased risk of death, according to a study in the September ...


Scientists pinpoint critical molecule to celiac disease, possibly other autoimmune disorders

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

It was nine years ago that University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers discovered that a mysterious human protein called zonulin played a critical role in celiac disease and other autoimmune disorders, such as multiple ...


Antimicrobial antibodies in celiac disease: Trick or treat?

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created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anti-microbial antibody formation has been reported in celiac disease. Relatively high positivity rates were observed for the conventional antibodies, for example, ASCA, anti-OmpW, and anti-I2, and they were known to decrease ...


Autistic teens master social cues, find friends

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- Thirteen-year-old Andrea Levy ticked off a mental list of rules to follow when her guest arrived: Greet her at the door. Introduce her to the family. Offer a cold drink.


New syndrome of allergy, apraxia, malabsorption characterized

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created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A landmark study conducted by Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland is the first to reveal a new syndrome in children that presents with a combination of allergy, apraxia and malabsorption.


New study finds celiac disease 4 times more common than in 1950s

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created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Celiac disease, an immune system reaction to gluten in the diet, is over four times more common today than it was 50 years ago, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published this month in the journal Gastroenterology.


Plant-based, low-carb diet may promote weight loss and improve cholesterol levels

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Overweight individuals who ate a low-calorie, low-carbohydrate diet high in plant-based proteins for four weeks lost weight and experienced improvements in blood cholesterol levels and other heart disease risk factors, according ...



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