News tagged with small intestine

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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

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

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

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

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Breakthrough in understanding life-threatening childhood liver disease

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and The Children's Hospital have taken a big step toward understanding what causes one of the most serious liver diseases in infants.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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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

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

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

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

Fish may provide key to stopping disease spread, researcher says

A small fish may prove useful to understanding a worldwide health problem, if a Wayne State University researcher is correct.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Triple threat: One bacterium, three plasmids

Researchers from Australia found something completely new while conducting a genetic study of the pathogenesis of an enteric disease in birds. They report what is believed to be the first bacterial strain to carry three closely ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Liver parasite lacks key genes for fatty acid synthesis: Genome sequencing of Clonorchis sinensis

The human liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis affects more than 35 million people in South East Asia and 15 million in China. Infection by this parasite causes clonorchiasis. Repeated or chronic infection can lead to serious diseas ...

Biology / Biotechnology

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Scientists crack sparse genome of microbe linked to autoimmunity

Scientists have deciphered the genome of a bacterium implicated as a key player in regulating the immune system of mice. The genomic analysis provides the first glimpse of its unusually sparse genetic blueprint ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Vitamins may hitch a protected ride on corn starch

(Medical Xpress) -- Vitamins and medications may one day take rides on starch compounds creating stable vitamin-enriched ingredients and cheaper controlled-release drugs, according to Penn State food scientists.

Chemistry / Polymers

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Researchers discover new signaling pathway linked to inflammatory disease

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have described for the first time a key inhibitory role for the IL-1 signaling pathway in the human innate immune system, providing novel insights into ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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