Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Gut health, IBD/IBS, reflux, liver disease, and microbiome research.

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newswise.com > articles > b-cells-may-help-predict-risk-of-colitis-from-immunotherapy

B Cells May Help Predict Risk of Colitis From Immunotherapy | Newswise

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (45+ words) Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a previously unknown role for B cells, which are adaptive immune cells, in triggering and sustaining colitis occurring as a side effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors, a widely…...


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Gut Microbiome Features Predict Devastating Disease Affecting Preemies | Newswise

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (415+ words) Newswise — In a discovery that challenges long-standing assumptions about necrotizing enterocolitis, a sudden and often fatal intestinal illness that affects premature infants, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified previously unknown predictors for the disease....


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Could the Gut Hold the Earliest Hints of Parkinson’s?

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (545+ words) Since constipation and other gastrointestinal symptoms may precede Parkinson’s by decades, researchers began to suspect that some cases of the disease originate in the gut. The body-first explanation is supported by research from Swedish and Danish health records. Individuals who…...


newswise.com > articles > as-probiotic-use-surges-microbiome-supportive-food-consumption-stagnates

As Probiotic Use Surges, Microbiome-Supportive Food Consumption Stagnates

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (365+ words) Newswise — New research finds that probiotic supplement use has surged in the United States, while the consumption of microbiome-supportive foods has remained virtually unchanged. According to a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the consumption of probiotic supplements increased…...


miragenews.com > gut-health-clues-could-help-improve-depression-1740182

Gut Health Clues Could Help Improve Depression Care

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (319+ words) QIMR Berghofer researchers have identified a strong genetic link between gut-related health conditions and depression, in a study offering new insights into why physical illnesses often accompany the mental health condition. Physical illnesses can contribute substantially to poor health outcomes…...


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New Protein Target Found for Metabolic Liver Disease

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (562+ words) Obesity-related metabolic liver disease affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, but only some fraction of those livers develop scarring, become inflamed, and eventually fail. University of Utah researchers have identified a protein, EFHD1, that appears to drive that transition by…...


miragenews.com > immune-system-links-to-mental-health-1732764

Immune System Links to Mental Health

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (885+ words) The immune system may also play a role in mental disorders. Scientists are investigating these links with brain function in greater detail, and new findings show that immune changes may differ by disorder type. A team involving researchers from Wroclaw…...