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Released: 16-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT
A Surgical Breakthrough at CHLA Frees Teen From Chronic Pancreatitis
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

This next anecdote isn’t likely to be passed around at future holiday dinner tables, but it will always provide Elliott’s father with a point of reference for the first eruption of his son’s pancreatitis.“I still remember what meal he had,” Joseph says. “He had a cheeseburger and then got sick that night, and then didn't eat or drink for three or four days.

Newswise: Chula Medicine Joins Forces With the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine to Research and Determine “Curcumin” as Effective Treatment for Dyspepsia as Modern Antacids
Released: 16-Jul-2024 8:55 AM EDT
Chula Medicine Joins Forces With the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine to Research and Determine “Curcumin” as Effective Treatment for Dyspepsia as Modern Antacids
Chulalongkorn University

Chula Medicine in collaboration with the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine and Gastroenterologists from Thai medical schools proves that Thai curcumin can help treat dyspepsia as effectively as antacids. The research is poised to push Thai curcumin to the global marketplace.

Released: 10-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Beneficial metabolic effects of PAHSAs depend on the gut microbiota in diet-induced obese mice but not in chow-fed mice
George Washington University

Dietary lipids play an essential role in regulating the function of the gut microbiota and gastrointestinal tract, and these luminal interactions contribute to mediating host metabolism. Palmitic Acid Hydroxy Stearic Acids (PAHSAs) are a family of lipids with antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory properties, but whether the gut microbiota contributes to their beneficial effects on host metabolism is unknown.

Newswise: UC San Diego Health Offers Novel Gene Therapy for Bladder Cancer
Released: 8-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT
UC San Diego Health Offers Novel Gene Therapy for Bladder Cancer
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Health is the first health system in San Diego County to offer novel gene therapy for bladder cancer.

Newswise: New Findings May Fix the Replicability Crisis in Microbiome Research
25-Jun-2024 3:05 PM EDT
New Findings May Fix the Replicability Crisis in Microbiome Research
University of California San Diego

UC San Diego researchers have discovered another factor that affects the composition of the gut microbiome: time of day.

23-Jun-2024 7:30 PM EDT
Microrobot-packed pill shows promise for treating inflammatory bowel disease in mice
University of California San Diego

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a pill that releases microscopic robots, or microrobots, into the colon to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The experimental treatment, given orally, has shown success in mice.

   
Released: 26-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Gut microbiota modulating intestinal stem cell differentiation
World Journal of Stem Cells

Proliferation and differentiation of intestinal stem cell (ISC) to replace damaged gut mucosal epithelial cells in inflammatory states is a critical step in ameliorating gut inflammation. However, when this disordered proliferation continue

18-Jun-2024 9:05 PM EDT
Gut Microbiome Linked to Brain Structure and Symptom Severity in People Who Drink Heavily
Research Society on Alcoholism

Gut bacteria may be associated with differences in brain structure and clinical symptom severity in people with alcohol use disorder.

     
18-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Resiliency shaped by activity in the gut microbiome and brain
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new UCLA Health study has found that resilient people exhibit neural activity in the brain regions associated with improved cognition and regulating of emotions, and were more mindful and better at describing their feelings.

Newswise: Global trial confirms benefit of antacids on bleeding prevention for ventilated patients
12-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Global trial confirms benefit of antacids on bleeding prevention for ventilated patients
McMaster University

Critically ill patients are at risk of stress-induced upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Now, a global trial led by McMaster University researchers confirms that a widely available drug does prevent upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Newswise: Research could lead to treatments for obesity, extreme weight loss
Released: 13-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Research could lead to treatments for obesity, extreme weight loss
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Mysterious cells that secrete hormones in the large intestine play a key role in regulating body weight through their relationship with intestinal bacteria, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggests. Their findings, published in Nature Metabolism, could lead to new treatments for obesity and extreme weight loss.

Newswise: A Disturbing Trend in Colon and Rectal Cancers
Released: 11-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
A Disturbing Trend in Colon and Rectal Cancers
Tufts University

Over the past three decades, rates of colon and rectal cancers—collectively known as colorectal cancer—have steadily risen among people under the age of 50. It’s particularly striking because rates have been declining among older people during the same time period. Joel Mason, a gastroenterologist and Senior Scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University weighs in.

   
Released: 4-Jun-2024 2:05 PM EDT
An anti-inflammatory curbs spread of fungi causing serious blood infections
UC Davis Health

Study finds that mesalamine, a common anti-inflammatory drug, can fight the fungus Candida albicans in the gut, potentially preventing the risk of invasive candidiasis in patients with blood cancers.

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Released: 31-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
May Monthly Research Highlights Newsletter
Cedars-Sinai

A roundup of the latest medical discoveries and faculty news at Cedars-Sinai.

Newswise: A leap forward in gut health research: multi-electrode integration in gut-on-chip systems
Released: 29-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
A leap forward in gut health research: multi-electrode integration in gut-on-chip systems
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A recent study has marked a significant advancement in gut health research. Scientists have successfully integrated multiple flexible electrodes into the Human Microbial Crosstalk (HuMiX) gut-on-a-chip system. This innovation allows for the real-time detection of barrier formation with unprecedented spatial resolution, offering a new avenue for studying the effects of probiotics, dietary compounds, and drugs on gut barrier integrity.

   
Newswise: Weight gain is kicked to the curb in antipsychotic drug breakthrough
Released: 27-May-2024 8:05 PM EDT
Weight gain is kicked to the curb in antipsychotic drug breakthrough
University of South Australia

World first research from the University of South Australia shows that antipsychotics can be reformulated with a strategically engineered coating that not only mitigates unwanted weight gain but also boosts serotonin levels by more than 250%.



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