Stents Inspired by Japanese Paper Art Can Deliver Drugs Directly to the GI Tract
MIT engineers used kirigami-style etching to design a stent that can temporarily lodge in tubular organs to release drugs. Inspired by kirigami, the Japanese art…
MIT engineers used kirigami-style etching to design a stent that can temporarily lodge in tubular organs to release drugs. Inspired by kirigami, the Japanese art…
Sweeteners could cause gut bacteria to invade the intestine. New research has discovered that common artificial sweeteners can cause previously healthy gut bacteria to become…
Naturally occurring gut bacteria can clean up chemo toxins in the body, study finds. In the human gut, good bacteria make great neighbors. A new…
Unexpected reduction in symptoms may result from lower stress and more control over diet at home. Patients’ irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms unexpectedly improved when…
Artificial intelligence tool can be used for long-term tracking and management of chronic gastrointestinal ailments. An artificial intelligence tool under development at Duke University can…
Diet rich in sugar, fat damages immune cells in digestive tracts of mice. Eating a Western diet impairs the immune system in the gut in…
Findings provide further evidence of relationship between the gut and lungs. Daily probiotic use was associated with fewer upper respiratory symptoms in overweight and older…
Scientists transform human intestinal cells into ‘mini guts’ to follow the infection process. In an effort to determine the potential for COVID-19 to begin in…