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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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FEB 28, 2021Microbiology
Researchers and clinicians have long been warning about the rise of antibiotic resistant superbugs, pathogenic bacteria ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The small variations in the genome that lead to differences in biology, including risk for diseases, can't be assumed to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2021Microbiology
Viruses that infect bacteria are called phages, and scientists have been interested in whether they can be used to targe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that their new colorectal cancer diagnostic test effectively catches ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 25, 2021Microbiology
The advancement of genetic and computational tools has given us so much new information its opened up new research field ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a serious threat to public health, one of many reasons why it's impor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2021Microbiology
Most adenoviruses infect the respiratory system. But there are variants of these viruses that infect the gastrointestina ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2021Immunology
When administered shortly after birth, a recent study has found that the supplementation combo of probiotics and prebiot ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 05, 2021Cancer
New research published in Nature Medicine finds two subtypes of gene expression in peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) that c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 28, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Glioblastoma is a very aggressive and lethal form of brain cancer that responds poorly to chemotherapy in children and a ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 14, 2020Microbiology
Hydrogen peroxide is known as a corrosive chemical and is sometimes used as a disinfectant. But scientists have now foun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2020Microbiology
Rotaviruses are the biggest reason why young children get diarrhea. It's estimated that 215,000 kids die every year from ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2020Immunology
Parasitic worms known as helminths have a complicated relationship with the immune systems of the hosts they invade. Ter ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 16, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Metformin is a frequently prescribed type 2 diabetes treatment but its effects can vary significantly. In some patients ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Geneva in Switzerland have confirmed the link between an imbalance of gut bacteria an ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 29, 2020Microbiology
The average person contains large variations in bacteria from the mouth, the skin, sweat, and in the stomach and intesti ...Sponsored By: Human Metabolome TechnologiesOCT 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Now that sequencing the whole human genome is easier, faster, and cheaper than it used to be, scientists have been able ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2020Microbiology
Rotaviruses are very contagious. They are the most common cause of diarrhea in children and are estimated to cause about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A drug called tofacitinib, also called Xeljanz , was found to treat permeability defects in the intestines. Tofacitinib ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 03, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Second only to skin cancer, colon cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the US. Now, resea ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 01, 2020Microbiology
Cholera is an intestinal infection caused by Vibrio cholerae. Cholera has been a scourge throughout human history, and i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2020Cancer
Research from a team of scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University suggests that bacteria in ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used imaging tools to show that Parkinson's disease may actually be two different diseases, one that st ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers and clinicians have long been warning about the rise of antibiotic resistant superbugs, pathogenic bacteria
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The small variations in the genome that lead to differences in biology, including risk for diseases, can't be assumed to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2021
Microbiology
Viruses that infect bacteria are called phages, and scientists have been interested in whether they can be used to targe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that their new colorectal cancer diagnostic test effectively catches
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 25, 2021
Microbiology
The advancement of genetic and computational tools has given us so much new information its opened up new research field
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a serious threat to public health, one of many reasons why it's impor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2021
Microbiology
Most adenoviruses infect the respiratory system. But there are variants of these viruses that infect the gastrointestina
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2021
Immunology
When administered shortly after birth, a recent study has found that the supplementation combo of probiotics and prebiot
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 05, 2021
Cancer
New research published in Nature Medicine finds two subtypes of gene expression in peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) that c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 28, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Glioblastoma is a very aggressive and lethal form of brain cancer that responds poorly to chemotherapy in children and a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 14, 2020
Microbiology
Hydrogen peroxide is known as a corrosive chemical and is sometimes used as a disinfectant. But scientists have now foun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2020
Microbiology
Rotaviruses are the biggest reason why young children get diarrhea. It's estimated that 215,000 kids die every year from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2020
Immunology
Parasitic worms known as helminths have a complicated relationship with the immune systems of the hosts they invade. Ter
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 16, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Metformin is a frequently prescribed type 2 diabetes treatment but its effects can vary significantly. In some patients
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Geneva in Switzerland have confirmed the link between an imbalance of gut bacteria an
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 29, 2020
Microbiology
The average person contains large variations in bacteria from the mouth, the skin, sweat, and in the stomach and intesti
...
Sponsored By:
Human Metabolome Technologies
OCT 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Now that sequencing the whole human genome is easier, faster, and cheaper than it used to be, scientists have been able
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2020
Microbiology
Rotaviruses are very contagious. They are the most common cause of diarrhea in children and are estimated to cause about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug called tofacitinib, also called Xeljanz , was found to treat permeability defects in the intestines. Tofacitinib
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 03, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Second only to skin cancer, colon cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the US. Now, resea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 01, 2020
Microbiology
Cholera is an intestinal infection caused by Vibrio cholerae. Cholera has been a scourge throughout human history, and i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2020
Cancer
Research from a team of scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University suggests that bacteria in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used imaging tools to show that Parkinson's disease may actually be two different diseases, one that st
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch