News tagged with intestinal tract

Women who eat fish have lower colon polyp risk

(Medical Xpress) -- Women who eat at least three servings of fish per week have a reduced risk of developing some types of colon polyps according to a new study by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Increased risk of developing asthma by age of 3 after cesarean section

A new study supports previous findings that children delivered by cesarean section have an increased risk of developing asthma. The study from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) suggests that children delivered ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Researchers discover a compound that controls Listeria

In a year when cantaloupe tainted with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes killed 30 people, the discovery of a compound that controls this deadly bacteria -- and possibly others -- is great news.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Intestine crucial to function of immune cells, research shows

Researchers at the University of Toronto have found an explanation for how the intestinal tract influences a key component of the immune system to prevent infection, offering a potential clue to the cause of autoimmune disorders ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Healthy piglets? Not with sulfonamides

Recent work from the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna confirms that sulfonamides can be used to control coccidiosis in piglets, although not without considerable effort and expense. In contrast, the drug toltrazuril ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gastrointestinal inflammation prevented by protein sorting factor found in cells lining the gut

The gastrointestinal tract is lined with intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) that maintain gut health by keeping bacteria and pro-inflammatory immune cells from infiltrating gut tissues. Now, a team of researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study examining large-scale data of double balloon enteroscopy shows it is safe and effective

A large-scale data review by researchers in China of double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) over the last decade showed the endoscopic procedure to be safe and effective for detection of diseases of the small intestine. DBE had ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists unmask mysterious cells as key 'border patrol agents' in the intestine

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered new clues about how the intestine maintains friendly relations with the 100 trillion symbiotic bacteria that normally live in the digestive tract.

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists grow personalized collections of intestinal microbes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Each of us carries a unique collection of trillions of friendly microbes in our intestines that helps break down food our bodies otherwise couldn't digest.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Compound useful for studying birth defects may also have anti-tumor properties

In an interesting bit of scientific serendipity, researchers at North Carolina State University have found that a chemical compound useful for studying the origins of intestinal birth defects may also inhibit the growth and ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bile acids link high-fat diet to colon cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bile acids could be the missing link between a high-fat, Western-style diet and colon cancer, UA researchers Carol and Harris Bernstein and their collaborators have discovered.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Probiotics may have some benefits for kids

(AP) -- A leading medical group says there's some evidence that probiotics, or "good" bacteria, may have limited benefits for certain illnesses in children.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Integrative medicine: Colic in babies appears to be a bad gut feeling

If you've ever had a colicky baby or you know someone who has, you know how distressing it can be. Colic affects up to 28 percent of newborns and is one of the most vexing problems parents and pediatricians face in the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 17, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Swine researchers seek answers to fiber's low digestibility

As interest grows in feeding distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to growing pigs, many questions are being asked about the digestibility of this alternative feed option.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Imaging reveals key metabolic factors of cannibalistic bacteria

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have revealed new details about how cannibalistic bacteria identify peers suitable for consumption. The work, which employed imaging mass spectrometry, ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast