Scientists working to bioengineer the entire human gastrointestinal system in a laboratory now report using pluripotent stem cells to grow
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Solving the gut inflammation puzzle: Molecular ‘lock’ that keeps inflammation in check identified, yielding potential therapeutic targets for IBD
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an umbrella term for a number of gut disorders — including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease
Treatment for severe heartburn prevents cancer of esophagus, study shows
Medical or surgical treatment of severe heartburn prevents cancer of the esophagus, a study from Karolinska Institutet with almost one
No, You Probably Shouldn't Follow Kelly Clarkson's 'Lectin-Free' Diet
In a recent interview with NBC's Today show, singer Kelly Clarkson said her 37-lb. (17 kilograms) weight loss was a
Dynamic modeling helps predict the behaviors of gut microbes
The human gut is teeming with microbes, each interacting with one another in a mind-boggling network of positive and negative
‘Surgery in a pill’ a potential treatment for diabetes
Over the last decade, bariatric surgeons have made strides in performing weight loss surgery that not only reverses obesity but
Money or altruism: What motivates people to donate their feces to medicine? Demand for stool donors grows as benefits of fecal microbiota transplant are recognized
Appealing to a concern for others is the best way to recruit most people to donate their stool for medicine,
Potent new mechanism of action for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease revealed
Professor Akiyoshi Fukamizu’s research group of Life Science Center for Survival Dynamics (Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, TARA), University of Tsukuba,
Bowel disease study points to new therapies for lifelong conditions
Treatments for incurable bowel conditions may be a step closer following the discovery of a key molecule associated with disease
Precise targeting technique could regulate gut bacteria, curtailing disease
Emerging evidence suggests that microbes in the digestive system have a big influence on human health and may play a