Gastrointestinal Problems News

Posted June 17, 2013:

• Bariatric Surgery Restores Nerve Cell Properties Altered by Diet

Posted June 12, 2013:

• Lab Experiments Question Effectiveness of Green Coffee Bean Weight-Loss Supplements

Posted June 11, 2013:

• Females Fend Off Gut Diseases -- At Least Among Mice
• Discovery of Gene Responsible for Multiple Intestinal Atresia in Newborns
• Neurostimulation Helps Children’s Intractable Constipation, Study Finds

Posted June 7, 2013:

• Vegetable Oil Is Good for You, Experts Say

Posted May 28, 2013:

• Soda and Illegal Drugs Cause Similar Damage to Teeth: Acids Erode Enamel
• Unique Omega-3 Supplement Effective at Reducing Exercise-Induced Asthma Symptoms

Posted May 24, 2013:

• Scientists Put Bowel Cancer Under the Microscope

Posted May 23, 2013:

• Frequent Heartburn May Predict Cancers of the Throat and Vocal Cord

Posted May 22, 2013:

• How Immune System Peacefully Co-Exists With 'Good' Bacteria

Posted May 21, 2013:

• Biomarkers Discovered for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Posted May 20, 2013:

• Intestinal Bacteria Protect Against E. Coli O157:H7

Posted May 16, 2013:

• Vitamin C Does Not Lower Uric Acid Levels in Gout Patients, Study Finds

Posted May 15, 2013:

• Intestinal Bacterium Akkermansia Curbs Obesity

Posted May 7, 2013:

• Genetic Variations Associated With Susceptibility to Bacteria Linked to Stomach Disorders

Posted May 6, 2013:

• Endogenous Antibiotic Discovered in the Brain

Posted May 1, 2013:

• Gastric Bypass Findings Could Lead to Diabetes Treatment

Posted April 30, 2013:

• No More Reflux: New Surgery in Fight Against Reflux for Patients Whose Medication No Longer Works
• Possible Alternative to Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery
• Gastric Bypass Surgery Alters Hormones to Relieve Diabetes Symptoms

Posted April 29, 2013:

• Frequently Used Biologic Agents Might Cause Acute Liver Injury

Posted April 25, 2013:

• Roundworm Quells Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders

Posted April 24, 2013:

• First Vaccine to Help Control Some Autism Symptoms

Posted April 23, 2013:

• Contact Killing of Salmonella by Human Fecal Bacteria

Posted April 21, 2013:

• Genetics Defines a Distinct Liver Disease

Posted April 20, 2013:

• Painkillers Taken Before Marathons Linked to Potentially Serious Side Effects

Posted April 18, 2013:

• High-Salt Diet and Ulcer Bug Combine to Increase Risk of Cancer

Posted April 17, 2013:

• Common Osteoporosis Drug Slows Formation of New Bone

Posted April 16, 2013:

• Differences in Staging and Treatment Likely to Be Behind UK's Low Bowel Cancer Survival

Posted April 15, 2013:

• Biomarker for Devastating Intestinal Disease, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Found in Early Preterm Infants

Posted April 12, 2013:

• Scientists Use 'the Force' (Atomic Force Microscopy) to Decode Secrets of Our Gut

Posted April 11, 2013:

• Healing by the Clock: In Fruit Flies, Intestinal Stem-Cell Regeneration Fluctuates With the Time of Day

Posted April 10, 2013:

• Overcoming a Major Barrier to Medical and Other Uses of 'Microrockets' and 'Micromotors'

Posted April 8, 2013:

• Adding Intestinal Enzyme to Diets of Mice Appears to Prevent, Treat Metabolic Syndrome

Posted April 7, 2013:

• Retinoic Acid Gradient Visualized for the First Time in an Embryo

Posted April 5, 2013:

• Fecal Microbial Transplantation Found to Be Possible Treatment for Ulcerative Colitis

Posted April 4, 2013:

• Adult Stem Cells Isolated from Human Intestinal Tissue

Posted April 1, 2013:

• Esophageal Cancer Risk May Be Reduced Through a Variety of Lifestyle Factors -- From Taking Aspirin to Losing Belly Fat
• Over-Diagnosis of Reflux in Infants Leads to Needless Medication, Research Finds

Posted March 28, 2013:

• How Diabetes Drug Delays Aging in Worms

Posted March 27, 2013:

• C. Diff Infection Risk Rises With Antihistamine Use to Treat Stomach Acid

Posted March 25, 2013:

• Other Stomach Microbiota Modulate Resistance to H. Pylori-Driven Ulcers

Posted March 24, 2013:

• Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells Repair Gut Damage
• Molecular ‘signature’ For Rapidly Increasing Form of Esophageal Cancer Discovered

Posted March 20, 2013:

• Charges for Emergency Room Visits Often Based on Incorrect Assumptions
• Strong Anti-Cancer Properties Discovered in Soybeans

Posted March 19, 2013:

• Somatic Symptom Disorder: New Disorder Could Classify Millions of People as Mentally Ill
• Novel Discovery Reveals Signals from Brain Aid the Spread, Persistence of Pain
• Tomatoes That Mimic Actions of Good Cholesterol Created

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