Posts Tagged ‘intestines’
Fake ‘intestine’ may help kids feel better
CORNELL (US) — A tiny 3-D collagen scaffold could offer relief to children who have lost parts of their intestines. Continue…
Friday, December 16, 2011 10:05 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Nov 28, 2011 12:23 - 0 Comments
Probiotic protects intestine from radiation
WASHINGTON U.-ST.LOUIS (US) — Scientists have shown that taking a probiotic before radiation therapy can protect the intestine from damage—at least in mice. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 17, 2011 13:32 - 1 Comment
How microbes colonize the preemie gut
UC BERKELEY (US) — By sequencing the genomes of gut microbes from preemies, researchers hope to learn more about what causes sometimes fatal intestinal problems. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 4, 2010 14:52 - 1 Comment
Agent blocks drug’s toxic side effects
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A debilitating side effect of a widely used but harshly potent treatment for colon cancer could be eliminated if a promising new laboratory discovery bears fruit. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 26, 2010 16:23 - 2 Comments
Gut bacteria’s role in multiple sclerosis
CALTECH (US)—Biologists have demonstrated a connection between multiple sclerosis (MS)—an autoimmune disorder that affects the brain and spinal cord—and gut bacteria. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 6, 2010 11:02 - 0 Comments
Food fight: brain vs. gut
EMORY (US)—The relatively larger human brain makes us the most intelligent of the primates. But if we’re so smart, why have we eaten our way into an obesity epidemic? (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 19, 2010 13:49 - 25 Comments
Genes reveal differences in breast vs. bottle
U. ILLINOIS (US)—While breast-fed and formula-fed babies both gain weight and seem to develop similarly, genetic tracking of an infant’s intestines offers new proof that the difference between the two are very real. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 4, 2010 6:39 - 0 Comments
Fatty acid could be lifeline for infants
U. ILLINOIS (US)—Butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid, may be instrumental in finding new treatments for intestinal failure, a condition that affects premature babies, by helping the intestine grow and absorb nutrients. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 5, 2010 18:45 - 3 Comments
Are belly bacteria making us overeat?
EMORY (US)—Too many calories and not enough exercise may not be the only culprits in the weight gain epidemic. Intestinal bacteria also may play a role in human obesity and metabolic disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 27, 2009 15:49 - 3 Comments
‘Conveyor belt’ route to better vaccines
EMORY (US)—Scientists have identified a protein that could enable more vaccines to be delivered through the mouth or nose, thus strengthening the body’s defenses where the body first encounters many bacteria and viruses. (more…)
