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Scientists identify new gut-liver drug recycling process
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): A team of University of Houston pharmaceutical researchers has reported a newly recognised process of drug metabolism in the intestines - followed by recycling through the liver- that could have important implications for developing treatments for intestinal d
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Mammals can use their intestines to breathe: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 16 (ANI): Rodents and pigs share with certain aquatic organisms the ability to use their intestines for respiration, according to a new study published in the journal Med.
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Scientists develop new tool to make 'gut check' more practical
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Texas [US], January 8 (ANI): A team of researchers from Rice University in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine developed a new device that mimics intestines, giving them a mechanical model to track the real-time growth of bacterial infections.
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Gut cells sound the alarm when parasites invade, says study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): A chain reaction led by cells lining the intestines tips the immune system off to the presence of the parasite Cryptosporidium, according to a study led by researchers in the School of Veterinary Medicine.
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Intestinal stem cell genes may link dietary fat, colon cancer: Study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov 25 (ANI): A new study describes a new connection between the way cells consume fat and how genes regulate stem cell behaviour in the intestines of mice. According to a Rutgers study, two genes that appear to help stem cells in the intestine burn dietary fat may pla
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