People With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Have More Microplastics in Their Feces
Microplastics — tiny pieces of plastic less than 5 mm in length – are everywhere, from bottled water to food to air. According to recent…
Gastrointestinal
New Research Finds Potential Mechanism Linking Autism and Intestinal Inflammation
Infection during pregnancy with elevated levels of the cytokine IL-17a may yield microbiome alterations that prime offspring for aberrant immune responses, mouse study suggests. Though…
MIT Advances Toward “Living Biotherapeutics” To Treat Gastrointestinal Diseases
Chemical engineers created a coating for microbes that could make it easier to deploy the organisms to treat gastrointestinal diseases. The human gut is home…
E-cigarette Warning: Vaping Triggers Inflammation in the Gut
Chemicals used for vaping break down zipper-like junctions between cells in the gut, leading to chronic inflammation and potential for other health concerns. Touted by…
Inspired by Parasitic Worms, Researchers Engineer Tiny Machines That Deliver Medicine Efficiently
“Theragrippers” are inspired by a parasitic worm that clamps onto its host’s intestines. Inspired by a parasitic worm that digs its sharp teeth into its…
AGA Finds Lack of Evidence to Support Use of Probiotics to Treat Digestive Diseases
New AGA guideline finds that evidence to support use of probiotics to treat digestive diseases is greatly lacking, identifying only three clinical scenarios where probiotics…
Scientific Study Shows Acupuncture May Be Effective for Easing Indigestion Symptoms
A 4-week course of acupuncture increased self-reported relief and improvement of symptoms for patients with a subtype of indigestion known as postprandial distress syndrome (PDS)….
Researchers Find Gut Enzyme That Helps Prevent Aging and Frailty
It’s now accepted that gut-barrier dysfunction and gut-derived chronic inflammation play a role in human aging, but how that process is regulated is still…
Sticky Antibiotic Stays Put Inside the Body for Successful Treatment of Debilitating Gut Infections
Researchers have found how an antibiotic used to treat a debilitating gut infection stays put inside the body giving it time to effectively treat the…
Autistic Children Have Different Gastrointestinal Bacteria
A newly published study shows that many autistic children harbor Sutterella bacteria in their digestive tract, contrary to non-autistic children. While this research provides a…
