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Breast Milk Ingredient Could Prevent Deadly Intestinal Problem in Preemies
May 6, 2013 — An ingredient that naturally occurs in breast milk might be used to prevent premature babies from developing a deadly intestinal condition that currently is largely incurable, according to ... > full story -
Targeted Screening for C. Difficile Upon Hospital Admission Could Potentially Identify Most Colonized Patients
April 30, 2013 — Testing patients with just three risk factors upon hospital admission has potential to identify nearly three out of four asymptomatic carriers of C. difficile, according to a new ... > full story -
Frequently Used Biologic Agents Might Cause Acute Liver Injury
April 29, 2013 — A commonly used class of biologic response modifying drugs can cause acute liver injury with elevated liver enzymes, according to a new ... > full story -
Roundworm Quells Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders
April 25, 2013 — Researchers have shown in a mouse model that infection with nematodes (also known as roundworms) can not only combat obesity but ameliorate related metabolic ... > full story -
First Vaccine to Help Control Some Autism Symptoms
April 24, 2013 — A first-ever vaccine for gut bacteria common in autistic children may also help control some autism ... > full story -
Contact Killing of Salmonella by Human Fecal Bacteria
April 23, 2013 — Researchers have recently found a novel mode of interaction between Salmonella, a foodborne pathogen, and the bacteria that live in our guts. Fecal bacteria collected from healthy donors effectively ... > full story -
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Genetics Defines a Distinct Liver Disease
April 21, 2013 — A large-scale genetic study has defined the relationship between primary sclerosing cholangitis and other autoimmune ... > full story -
Differences in Staging and Treatment Likely to Be Behind UK's Low Bowel Cancer Survival
April 16, 2013 — Incomplete diagnostic investigation and failure to get the best treatment are the most likely reasons why survival for bowel cancer patients is lower in the UK than in other comparable countries, ... > full story -
Biomarker for Devastating Intestinal Disease, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Found in Early Preterm Infants
April 15, 2013 — Researchers have discovered a biomarker that may help prevent a devastating intestinal disease that occurs in one of every 10 early preterm infants. The study may help prevent necrotizing ... > full story -
Scientists Use 'the Force' (Atomic Force Microscopy) to Decode Secrets of Our Gut
April 12, 2013 — A new technique based on atomic force microscopy was developed to help "read" information encoded in proteins that make up the mucus layer that lines our ... > full story
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