News tagged with small intestine

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Fruit fly intestine may hold secret to the fountain of youth

One of the few reliable ways to extend an organism's lifespan, be it a fruit fly or a mouse, is to restrict calorie intake. Now, a new study in fruit flies is helping to explain why such minimal diets are ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (17) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Organic feed influences gene expression in chickens

(PhysOrg.com) -- Organically fed chickens develop a different process of gene expression in their small intestines than that of chickens which get conventional feed. The organic chickens have higher expressed genes involved ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Artificial intestine helps fight bad gut bacteria

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell professor John March is attempting to transform bacteria in our gut into disease-fighting machines. Now, thanks to two members of his research team, he has a powerful new tool to help ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Toxic trio identified as the basis of celiac disease

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientists have identified the three protein fragments that make gluten - the main protein in wheat, rye and barley - toxic to people with coeliac disease.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover a compound that controls Listeria

In a year when cantaloupe tainted with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes killed 30 people, the discovery of a compound that controls this deadly bacteria -- and possibly others -- is great news.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers find potential new non-insulin treatment for type 1 diabetes

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a hormone pathway that potentially could lead to new ways of treating type 1 diabetes independent of insulin, long thought to be the sole regulator of carbohydrates ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 24, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scorpion venom provides clues to cause, treatment of pancreatitis

A Brazilian scorpion has provided researchers at North Carolina State University and East Carolina University insight into venom's effects on the ability of certain cells to release critical components. The findings may prove ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bile sends mixed signals to E. coli

Bile secretions in the small intestine send signals to disease-causing gut bacteria allowing them to change their behaviour to maximise their chances of surviving, says Dr Steve Hamner, presenting his work ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 30, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Pancreatic cancer study reveals mechanism initiating disease, in mice

UCSF scientists have discovered how a mutated gene known as Kras is able to hijack mouse cells damaged by acute pancreatitis, putting them on the path to becoming pancreatic cancer cells.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More evidence low-moderate alcohol consumption does not impair vitamin D status in women

For as long as our ancestors have been drawing pictograms or writing prose about food and culture, humans have been imbibing various forms of alcohol. Once simply a process by which nutritious beverages could be preserved ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stanford investigators decipher how dangerous food-borne pathogen evades body's defenses

Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have pushed into place another piece of the puzzle of how Listeria monocytogenes, a dangerous food-borne pathogen, slips through the intestine's defenses and causes ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Probiotic found in breast milk helps alleviate symptoms of digestive disorders

Here's another reason to breast feed your baby: Canadian researchers have discovered how a probiotic found in breastmilk reduces or eliminates painful cramping in the gut. In a new research report published online in the ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study: Monitoring cholesterol increases life expectancy

A University of Minnesota study definitively shows that those with decreased LDL cholesterol levels can count on an increased life expectancy. The research is published in the May 24 edition of the Annals of Surgery.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Christmas treats dangerous for pets

Pet owners could avoid emergency visits to the vet over the holiday season by following a few simple guidelines from the staff of the University of Adelaide's School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Remote-controlled capsule endoscope safely examines the stomach

A study from researchers in Germany showed that magnetic maneuvering of a modified capsule endoscope in the stomach of healthy volunteers under clinical conditions is safe, well-tolerated, and technically feasible. Maneuverability ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0