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How the Body Uses Vitamin B to Recognize Bacterial Infection
October 10, 2012 — An Australian research team has discovered how specialized immune cells recognize products of vitamin B synthesis that are unique to bacteria and yeast, triggering the body to fight ... > full story -
Chronic Kidney Disease Alters Intestinal Microbial Flora
October 9, 2012 — Chronic kidney disease changes the composition of intestinal bacterial microbes that normally play a crucial role in staving off disease-causing pathogens and maintaining micronutrient balance, ... > full story -
Coffee Speeds Up Return of Bowel Function After Colon Surgery, Study Finds
October 9, 2012 — Patients who drank coffee, rather than water, after bowel surgery to remove a part of their colon experienced a quicker return to bowel movements and tolerance of solid food, according to a new ... > full story -
Progress Reported in Tackling Initial, Recurrent Bouts of Health Care-Associated Infection
October 4, 2012 — Researchers described the progress being made toward preventing initial and recurrent bouts of clostridium difficile colitis (C. difficile or C. diff), a vicious bacterial ... > full story -
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Scientists Develop Novel Technology to Identify Biomarkers for Ulcerative Colitis
October 3, 2012 — Scientists have developed a novel technology that can identify, in animal models, potential biomarkers of ulcerative colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease that affects the lining of the ... > full story -
Blocking Tumor-Induced Inflammation Impacts Cancer Development
October 3, 2012 — Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report the discovery of microbial–dependent mechanisms through which some cancers mount an inflammatory response that ... > full story -
Immunologists Find a Molecule That Puts the Brakes on Inflammation
September 28, 2012 — We couldn't live without our immune systems, always tuned to detect and eradicate invading pathogens and particles. But sometimes the immune response goes overboard, triggering autoimmune diseases ... > full story -
Fecal Incontinence Is Highly Underreported
September 26, 2012 — Fecal incontinence, or the inability to control the bowels, is a highly underreported and stigmatized condition, according to colorectal ... > full story -
Bone Marrow Holds Secrets for Treating Colitis and Crohn's
September 24, 2012 — Researchers have unlocked secrets in bone marrow that could lead to improved treatments for colitis and Crohn's disease. The results show that the havoc inflammatory bowel diseases wreaks on the ... > full story -
Promise of Cell Therapy for Bowel Disease
September 19, 2012 — New research shows that a special population of stem cells found in cord blood has the innate ability to migrate to the intestine and contribute to the cell population there, suggesting the ... > full story
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