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Gastrointestinal Disease
Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases affect the GI tract which extends from the mouth to the anus. GI diseases can be transient, such as nausea or vomiting, or chronic, such as lactose intolerance. Functional GI diseases, such as gas or bloating, occur when the GI tract appears normal but doesn't move, or function, properly. Structural GI diseases, such as diverticular disease or colon polyps, are characterized by an abnormal appearance of a component of the GI tract.
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DEC 21, 2016Microbiology
The first fecal transplant was done in humans in 1958, but has garnered a lot of interest as a beneficial therapeutic in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2016Microbiology
A vast community of microbes lives in symbiosis with the human body, many of which reside in the gastrointestinal tract. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2016Microbiology
Animals live in symbiosis with microorganisms, and that concept was established as early as the nineteenth century ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2016Microbiology
These days, it seems like gut microbes are important for nearly every aspect of human health. Recently, researchers from ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 01, 2016Microbiology
All animals host a community of microorganisms in their gastrointestinal tracts, and there has been a lot of research in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2016Cancer
A cancer drug that’s approved for the treatment of kidney cancer may also be effective against a form of muscular ...NOV 23, 2016Microbiology
There is a rich community of microbes residing in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals including humans, the microbiom ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2016Cancer
Bacteria have all but hogged the limelight in our recent understanding of microbiomes and how these ecosystems influence ...NOV 07, 2016Immunology
Healthy populations of bacteria, called the microbiome, live in the mouths and gastrointestinal tracts of humans, and th ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 06, 2016Microbiology
Humans live in a symobiotic relationship with gut microbes, many of which inhabit our gastrointestinal tract. Some of th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Hookworms are often associated with malodorous gastrointestinal infections in humans. But now, scientists are turning th ...OCT 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Earlier in August, I reported on the fourth case of a brain-eating freshwater amoeba infection. Now, health officials ha ...OCT 24, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The blood-brain barrier is a formidable defense for the protection of one of the most critical organs in the body &ndash ...OCT 18, 2016Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal tracts have a huge community of microbes living there, some are good and some can be harmful. These ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2016Microbiology
Humans have a symbiotic relationship with microorganisms, many of which reside in our gastrointestinal tract, and they c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2016Microbiology
Do you suffer from stomach ulcers? There’s a good chance they’re due to Helicobacter pylori, one of my favor ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 27, 2016Videos
Foodborne illness is very common, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that every year one in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2016Microbiology
Food poisoning sickens many people, and can lead to outbreaks of disease. Rapid detection of a common strain of pathogen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2016Immunology
Depending on if they function correctly or not, regulatory T cells (T regs) can either help or hurt. Scientists from the ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 16, 2016Microbiology
Listeria gets a pretty bad rap. And I’ll be honest, it probably deserves it. This is what happens when you are one ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 16, 2016Microbiology
Pathogenic microbes can cause serious damage to our intestinal lining that must be repaired by our body. New research pu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2016Microbiology
Scientists have linked the microbiome, the community of bacterial organisms that reside in our gut, with myriad health c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2016Videos
One day Luther Glenn was rushed to the emergency room, given a spinal tap, and diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. W ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Noroviruses are common; they are the primary cause of viral gastroenteritis in people and are infamous for ruining the v ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2016
Microbiology
The first fecal transplant was done in humans in 1958, but has garnered a lot of interest as a beneficial therapeutic in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2016
Microbiology
A vast community of microbes lives in symbiosis with the human body, many of which reside in the gastrointestinal tract.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2016
Microbiology
Animals live in symbiosis with microorganisms, and that concept was established as early as the nineteenth century
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2016
Microbiology
These days, it seems like gut microbes are important for nearly every aspect of human health. Recently, researchers from
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 01, 2016
Microbiology
All animals host a community of microorganisms in their gastrointestinal tracts, and there has been a lot of research in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2016
Cancer
A cancer drug that’s approved for the treatment of kidney cancer may also be effective against a form of muscular
...
NOV 23, 2016
Microbiology
There is a rich community of microbes residing in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals including humans, the microbiom
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2016
Cancer
Bacteria have all but hogged the limelight in our recent understanding of microbiomes and how these ecosystems influence
...
NOV 07, 2016
Immunology
Healthy populations of bacteria, called the microbiome, live in the mouths and gastrointestinal tracts of humans, and th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 06, 2016
Microbiology
Humans live in a symobiotic relationship with gut microbes, many of which inhabit our gastrointestinal tract. Some of th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Hookworms are often associated with malodorous gastrointestinal infections in humans. But now, scientists are turning th
...
OCT 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Earlier in August, I reported on the fourth case of a brain-eating freshwater amoeba infection. Now, health officials ha
...
OCT 24, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The blood-brain barrier is a formidable defense for the protection of one of the most critical organs in the body &ndash
...
OCT 18, 2016
Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal tracts have a huge community of microbes living there, some are good and some can be harmful. These
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2016
Microbiology
Humans have a symbiotic relationship with microorganisms, many of which reside in our gastrointestinal tract, and they c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2016
Microbiology
Do you suffer from stomach ulcers? There’s a good chance they’re due to Helicobacter pylori, one of my favor
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 27, 2016
Videos
Foodborne illness is very common, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that every year one in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2016
Microbiology
Food poisoning sickens many people, and can lead to outbreaks of disease. Rapid detection of a common strain of pathogen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2016
Immunology
Depending on if they function correctly or not, regulatory T cells (T regs) can either help or hurt. Scientists from the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 16, 2016
Microbiology
Listeria gets a pretty bad rap. And I’ll be honest, it probably deserves it. This is what happens when you are one
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 16, 2016
Microbiology
Pathogenic microbes can cause serious damage to our intestinal lining that must be repaired by our body. New research pu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists have linked the microbiome, the community of bacterial organisms that reside in our gut, with myriad health c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2016
Videos
One day Luther Glenn was rushed to the emergency room, given a spinal tap, and diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. W
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Noroviruses are common; they are the primary cause of viral gastroenteritis in people and are infamous for ruining the v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch