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Intestine
The intestine is a long muscular tube running from the stomach to the anus. The intestine absorbs most of the nutrients and water. The intestines include the small intestine, large intestine, and rectum.
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JUN 19, 2018Microbiology
Antibiotics had a dramatic impact on the microbes of the GI tract in a research model.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2018Microbiology
Worldwide, bacteria that causes fast-spreading cholera kills anywhere from 21,000 to 143,000 people every year.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have determined a cause of irritable bowel syndrome and disease, which impacts over ten percent of the world' ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2018Plants & Animals
The innumerable amounts of plastic and bits of trash that reside in Earth’s oceans have been wreaking a lot of hav ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 05, 2018Plants & Animals
Earth’s oceans and the animals that inhabit them are experiencing a crisis; rogue pieces of plastic pollution pose ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 05, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists are now applying PET imaging to detect inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This cou ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 30, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Celiac disease is genetically predisposed to hereditary disease and a serious autoimmune disorder that can damage the sm ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 28, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have found evidence that it's not a bacterium, but one of its toxins, that is connected to, and possibly caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2018Microbiology
While inflammation is an important part of the response to injury or illness, chronic inflammation has been implicated a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2018Microbiology
Our body usually acts to kill invading microbes. So researchers wanted to know how the gut microbe gets around those def ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators at University of Lincoln in the UK have developed a new technique using nanotechnology which may deliver d ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 23, 2018Plants & Animals
After a young sperm whale washed up dead in Spain earlier this month, it raised a few pertinent questions. Among those, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 15, 2018Microbiology
The CDC has issued an alert about an E. coli outbreak that may still be ongoing in several states.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2018Microbiology
Norovirus is highly contagious and is commonly found in schools, nursing homes, and other places where people congregate ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study suggests that eating a banana and having some water is better for you than a sports drink after exercise.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2018Microbiology
We now know that a vast community of microbes lives in our guts; they may be influencing whether or not we gain weight.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2018Cancer
A group in South Korea are conducting a clinical trial to evaluate a diagnostic screening tool for gastric cancer using ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 10, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Intestinal cells form an important barrier that has to let nutrients in and keep harmful substances out; zinc oxide may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2018Cancer
A new study reports that the use of a Colorectal Cancer Screening iPad App helped to increase the number of patients tha ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAR 25, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a crucial step in blood digestion of hookworms that feed and infect the blood of mice. The k ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 23, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
The artificial sweetener affects intestinal cells, and microbes that live in the gut.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that worms experience rigor mortis before, rather than after death as humans do.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2018Immunology
Having inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may need to be considered a risk factor for heart disease independent of classic ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 25, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
While gluten-free foods seem like a food trend to some, for others they are a medical necessity.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2018
Microbiology
Antibiotics had a dramatic impact on the microbes of the GI tract in a research model.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2018
Microbiology
Worldwide, bacteria that causes fast-spreading cholera kills anywhere from 21,000 to 143,000 people every year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have determined a cause of irritable bowel syndrome and disease, which impacts over ten percent of the world'
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2018
Plants & Animals
The innumerable amounts of plastic and bits of trash that reside in Earth’s oceans have been wreaking a lot of hav
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
Earth’s oceans and the animals that inhabit them are experiencing a crisis; rogue pieces of plastic pollution pose
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 05, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists are now applying PET imaging to detect inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This cou
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 30, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Celiac disease is genetically predisposed to hereditary disease and a serious autoimmune disorder that can damage the sm
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 28, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have found evidence that it's not a bacterium, but one of its toxins, that is connected to, and possibly caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2018
Microbiology
While inflammation is an important part of the response to injury or illness, chronic inflammation has been implicated a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2018
Microbiology
Our body usually acts to kill invading microbes. So researchers wanted to know how the gut microbe gets around those def
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators at University of Lincoln in the UK have developed a new technique using nanotechnology which may deliver d
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 23, 2018
Plants & Animals
After a young sperm whale washed up dead in Spain earlier this month, it raised a few pertinent questions. Among those,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 15, 2018
Microbiology
The CDC has issued an alert about an E. coli outbreak that may still be ongoing in several states.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2018
Microbiology
Norovirus is highly contagious and is commonly found in schools, nursing homes, and other places where people congregate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study suggests that eating a banana and having some water is better for you than a sports drink after exercise.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2018
Microbiology
We now know that a vast community of microbes lives in our guts; they may be influencing whether or not we gain weight.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2018
Cancer
A group in South Korea are conducting a clinical trial to evaluate a diagnostic screening tool for gastric cancer using
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 10, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Intestinal cells form an important barrier that has to let nutrients in and keep harmful substances out; zinc oxide may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2018
Cancer
A new study reports that the use of a Colorectal Cancer Screening iPad App helped to increase the number of patients tha
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 25, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a crucial step in blood digestion of hookworms that feed and infect the blood of mice. The k
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
The artificial sweetener affects intestinal cells, and microbes that live in the gut.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that worms experience rigor mortis before, rather than after death as humans do.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2018
Immunology
Having inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may need to be considered a risk factor for heart disease independent of classic
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 25, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
While gluten-free foods seem like a food trend to some, for others they are a medical necessity.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch