Proteins’ absence causes diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis
September 10th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 10 (IANS) The absence of related protein molecules, Puma and Bin, prompts immune cells to turn against human organs they are meant to protect and cause type-1 diabets ... Read more...
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Inflammation drug promising in depression
September 4th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) A drug that eases inflammation may offer new hope for people with difficult-to-treat depression, says a new study."Inflammation is the body's natural response to infection or ... Read more...
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Prebiotic helps lower colon cancer risk: study
May 4th, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 4 (IANS) A prebiotic has shown promise in helping the body's own natural killer cells fight bacterial infection and lower colon cancer risk, a study says.
Prebiotics are ... Read more...
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Low-calorie diet tied to bowel disease deaths
March 21st, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 21 (IANS) A low-calorie diet may actually erode the immune system's ability to respond to infection, a new study has revealed.Mice with bowel disease put on a calorie-restricted ... Read more...
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Sound health depends on minority microbes
August 3rd, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) A one-hundredth of one percent of total microbes that inhabit the colon, a section of the large intestine, may be minor in number but are fundamental ... Read more...
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Genes causing arthritis isolated
July 12th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 12 (IANS) In a breakthrough that could pave the way for better treatment of patients suffering from a painful form of arthritis, which fuses bones in the spine ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Inflammation may provide breeding ground for cancer
April 20th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 20 (ANI): A recent study has shown that inflammation can create fertile ground for cancer to develop.Chronic inflammation due to infection or to conditions such as chronic inflammatory bowel disease ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Protein that contributes to ulcerative colitis revealed
April 2nd, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): A new study has revealed that a protein called PUMA (p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis) contributes to ulcerative colitis.Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease thought to ... Read more...
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New drug target for inflammatory bowel disease found
April 1st, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 1 (ANI): Scientists have identified IL-23, a cytokine used by the immune system to ward off disease, as a major contributor to the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).The new discovery raises ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Probiotic bacteria ‘could help in Crohn’s disease therapy’
April 1st, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 1 (ANI): Researchers have suggested that infection with a probiotic strain of E. coli bacteria could help treat and reduce the negative effects of another E. coli infection that may ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Stress levels can lower immunity through bacteria
March 22nd, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 22 (IANS) Stress levels can make you more vulnerable to illness by altering the composition of bugs living in your gut."These bacteria affect immune function, and may help ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Kids, youth with inflammatory bowel disease less fit than their peers
March 17th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 17 (ANI): Children and youth growing up with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are less fit than their peers, according to a new study.Researchers at McMaster University and the McMaster ... Read more...
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Probiotic to treat ulcers identified
February 25th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Spanish scientists have identified a strain of probiotic bacteria that may be useful in treating ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori."H. pylori is considered one of the major risk ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Asthma linked to bacterial communities in the airway
February 18th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): A new UCSF-led study has found that asthma may have a surprising relationship with the composition of the species of bacteria that inhabit bronchial airways.This finding could suggest ... Read more...
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29 genome regions linked to common form of inflammatory bowel disease
February 7th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 7 (ANI): Researchers have linked 29 genome regions with ulcerative colitis - a common form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).The new findings support the theory that an overactive immune ... Read more...
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New probiotic can treat irritable bowels
February 1st, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) Probiotics - bugs thought to be healthy for the host organism - found in yogurt have shown promise in combating bowel disorders, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, scientists ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
New probiotic fights inflammatory bowel diseases
February 1st, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): Northwestern Medicine researchers say that a genetically tweaked version of a common probiotic found in yogurt and cheese may be an effective therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases such ... Read more...
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Labrador can sniff out bowel cancer even in early stage
February 1st, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) Dogs can sniff out bowel cancer, even in its early stages, in breath and stool samples with 95 percent accuracy, scientists say. They used a specially trained Labrador ... Read more...
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Dogs ‘can sniff out cancer in stool’
February 1st, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 1 (ANI): Japanese scientists claim that a Labrador can detect bowel cancer in breath and stool samples with remarkable accuracy.The research team, led by Hideto Sonoda at Kyushu University in ... Read more...
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‘Master switch’ for key immune cells in inflammatory diseases found
January 17th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 17 (ANI): Imperial College London scientists have identified a protein that acts as a 'master switch' in certain white blood cells, and governing whether they support or stop inflammation.The new ... Read more...
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New signaling pathway linked to inflammatory disease discovered
December 15th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): Scientists 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 human inflammatory ... Read more...
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Scientists turn stem cells into intestinal tissue for the first time
December 13th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 13 (ANI): For the first time ever, Cincinnati researchers have created functioning human intestinal tissue in the laboratory from pluripotent stem cells.The researchers said that their findings will open the ... Read more...
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Study finds new tool for early detection of bowel disease
December 7th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 7 (ANI): Researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) have developed a new kind of endoscope to aid the early detection and diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease.The Confocal Laser ... Read more...
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Inflammatory bowel disease leads to post traumatic stress
December 2nd, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): A new research has indicated that the inflammatory bowel disorder Crohn's disease produces its own variant of post traumatic stress (PTSD).PTSD creates a vicious circle by worsening ... Read more...
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How swallowing worms can heal ulcerative colitis
December 2nd, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): A man who swallowed worm eggs to relieve symptoms of ulcerative colitis has shed new light on how worms promote healing in the intestine.The study also identifies ... Read more...
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Common gut bug ‘fights Salmonella-induced inflammatory bowel disease’
November 2nd, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 2 (ANI): A research from U-M Medical School scientists showed that helicobacter pylori, a common stomach bacterium, reduced the severity of inflammation of the colon caused by Salmonella in mice,More ... Read more...
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Lack of vitamin D ‘puts IBD patients at greater risk of osteoporosis’
October 19th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 19 (ANI): A new study has revealed that vitamin D deficiency in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) makes them prone to osteoporosis, osteopenia and increases the rate of abnormal ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Orally administered nanoparticles to treat inflammatory bowel diseases
October 11th, 2010 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
London, Oct 11 (ANI): Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University have developed a system for delivering small bits of genetic material into the body to improve the treatment ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Bacteria that may lead to inflammatory bowel disease identified
September 17th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 17 (ANI): A study, led by Harvard School of Public Health researchers, has found that certain bacteria that inhabit the intestine provide the environmental trigger that initiates and perpetuates chronic ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Study says developing nations biotech firms may be forced to make drugs for rich West
September 14th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept.14 (ANI): Though a new wave of biotech firms in developing countries has sprung up to meet the global demand for affordable drugs and vaccines, a study says that there is ... Read more...
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Vitamin D receptor plays pivotal role amid “gut flora
July 8th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 8 (ANI): Vitamin D receptor is a key player amid the gut bacteria - what has been dubbed the "gut flora" - helping to govern their activity, responding to their ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Use of local anaesthetics can benefit inflammatory bowel disease sufferers
July 8th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 8 (ANI): Local anaesthetics are likely to have potential therapeutic effects on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new study.Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a disease of the gastrointestinal ... Read more...
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Broccoli extract ‘effective against inflammatory bowel disease’
July 2nd, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 2 (ANI): A new research has shown that an extract made from a food plant in the Brassica family was effective in alleviating signs of ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel ... Read more...
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Cancer drug may help treat arthritis, multiple sclerosis
July 1st, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 1 (ANI): A drug already available for treating cancer could also help in the treatment of a range of inflammatory diseases like arthritis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and lupus, ... Read more...
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Scientists use genetic approach to manipulate microbes in gut
June 25th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 25 (ANI): In a new study, scientists were able to predict how microbes in intestines would respond to a diet change by observing certain microbial genes."For each human cell in ... Read more...
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