News tagged with functional bowel disease
Youth with IBD are less fit than their peers: study
Children and adolescents growing up with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are less fit than their peers, says a study by researchers at McMaster University and the McMaster Children's Hospital.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 16, 2011 |
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National trial to test new treatment for chronic, severe indigestion
Could medicines used for depression also treat chronic, severe indigestion? Scientists at Mayo Clinic suspect they can and, backed by funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), they are testing that premise in ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Is somatic hypersensitivity a predictor of irritable bowel syndrome?
Although visceral hypersensitivity is considered a hallmark feature of IBS, conflicting evidence exists regarding somatic hypersensitivity in this patient population. Several investigators have found no evidence for heightened ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Glucosamine-like supplement suppresses multiple sclerosis attacks
A glucosamine-like dietary supplement suppresses the damaging autoimmune response seen in multiple sclerosis, according to a UC Irvine study.
Sep 30, 2011 |
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Unlocking the metabolic secrets of the microbiome
The number of bacterial cells living in and on our bodies outnumbers our own cells ten to one. But the identity of all those bugs and just what exactly our relationship to all of them really is remains rather fuzzy. Now, ...
May 03, 2011 |
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Learning to tolerate our microbial self
(PhysOrg.com) -- The human gut is filled with 100 trillion symbiotic bacteria—ten times more microbial cells than our own cells—representing close to one thousand different species. "And yet, if ...
Apr 21, 2011 |
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Study shows how inflammation can lead to cancer
A new study shows how inflammation can help cause cancer. Chronic inflammation due to infection or to conditions such as chronic inflammatory bowel disease is associated with up to 25 percent of all cancers.
Apr 19, 2011 |
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Scientists develop compound that effectively halts progression of multiple sclerosis
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have developed the first of a new class of highly selective compounds that effectively suppresses the severity of multiple sclerosis in animal models. The ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Systems biologists predict complicated behavior of cells in living animals
Biological systems, including cells, tissues and organs, can function properly only when their parts are working in harmony. These systems are often dauntingly complex: Inside a single cell, thousands of proteins ...
Mar 23, 2011 |
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Stress affects the balance of bacteria in the gut and immune response
Stress can change the balance of bacteria that naturally live in the gut, according to research published this month in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Newly identified cell population key to immune response
Scientists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have identified the key immune cell population responsible for regulating the body's immune response.
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Mar 06, 2011 |
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Probiotic identified to treat ulcers
Researchers from Spain have identified a strain of probiotic bacteria that may be useful in treating ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori. They report their findings in the February 2011 issue of the journal Applied and Envir ...
Feb 24, 2011 |
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Researchers identify protein essential for embryo implantation
Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have identified a key step in the establishment of a pregnancy. Their discovery shows how the hormone progesterone suppresses the growth of the uterus’s lining ...
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Feb 21, 2011 |
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