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Study: Solution for imbalance in gut microbiome that worsens 'Graft versus
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A study discovered that changes in the gut microbiota are associated with an increase in oxygen levels in the intestine after immune-mediated intestinal injury. Reducing intestinal oxygen levels pharmacologically eased the microbial imbalance and reduced the severity of intestinal illness.
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Study gives explanation for severe graft-versus-host disease
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers found that alterations in the gut microbiome that are linked to graft-versus-host disease severity are connected to an increase in oxygen levels in the intestine
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Researchers reveal diabetic retinopathy cause blindness in adults
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Diabetic retinopathy, which results in progressive damage to the blood vessels in the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye, is the main cause of blindness in adults in the United States. However, a study suggested that the small leaky intestine, which reduces the barrier between gut
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Researchers find how some guts are better than others at energy absorptio
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to recent studies from the University of Copenhagen, some Danes may have a different background of gut microorganisms than other Danes, which allows them to, on average, absorb more energy from meals. The study contributes to our knowledge of why some individuals, although eating s
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Scientists engineer probiotic to prevent infection of large intestine
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Scientists from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) have created a probiotic to restore bile salt metabolism, found in the gastrointestinal tract, to counter the onset and effects of Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI).
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Research finds how common immune cells can prevent intestinal healing
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
B cells are critical to the proper functioning of the immune system. However, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have shown that they can sometimes do more harm than good, as their numbers greatly increase after bowel damage, preventing the tissue from healing. The results, which are prese
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Injections for diabetes, cancer could become unnecessary soon
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Some medications for these illnesses dissolve in water, making it impossible to carry them through the intestines, which process food and drink. As a result, these medications can't be taken by mouth. But UCR researchers have developed a chemical "tag" that can be attached to these medicatio
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Common bacterium may spread from intestine: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators, a typical gut bacterium that can spread through the body and cause a serious infection resists natural immune defences and antibiotics by enhancing its protective outer layer, known as the cell envelope.
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Study suggests pills rather than injections for cancer, diabetic patients
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers found that how pills can help cancer and diabetic patients to manage their ailments instead of needles and injections. UCR scientists have created a chemical "tag" that can be added to these drugs, allowing them to enter blood circulation via the intestines.
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Researchers find out new treatment for inflammatory bowel diseases
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
People with inflammatory bowel diseases develop inflammation of the intestine that can cause thickening of the gut wall and life-threatening blockage of the intestinal tube. Twenty to 50 per cent of people with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are affected over their lifetime by this p
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Pain-sensing gut neurons protect against inflammation: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): Neurons that sense pain protect the gut from inflammation and associated tissue damage by regulating the microbial community living in the intestines, according to a new study.
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Researchers discover 380 million year old heart, shedding light on evoluti
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a 380-million-year-old heart, the oldest ever found, alongside a separate fossilized stomach, intestine and liver in an ancient jawed fish, shedding new light on the evolution of our own bodies.
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