Science news articles about 'intestinal tract'

  • Researchers develop new ultrasensitive assay to detect most poisonous substance known

    ... digestive systems are not yet fully developed, also are susceptible to the disease if the bacterium gains a foothold in their intestinal tract. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
  • Study underway to find an alternative cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis

    ... Americans. These diseases cause chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract, causing a variety of symptoms such as abdominal ... . We're trying to create a harmonious environment in the intestines with the right types of bacteria." "One of the many advantages of coming ...
  • Novel compound may treat acute diarrhea

    ... of events that occur when bacterial toxins enter the intestinal tract. The compound slows the transmission of information ... of contaminated water or food. These bacteria multiply in the intestinal tract and produce toxins that bring about elevations ...
  • Salutary pizza spice

    ... -BCP might also help us to control such chronic disorders as Chrone´s disease – an inflammation of the intestinal tract. "This compound could become an important dietary ...
  • Prebiotic potential of almonds

    ... Gut, a physical and biochemical simulator of the gastro-intestinal tract, to subject almonds to the same conditions experienced in the stomach and small intestine. They then added the digested almonds to an in vitro ...
  • ETH Zurich study on salmonella self-destruction

    ... and meat – salmonella bacteria enter the gastro-intestinal tract where it triggers infection. Vomiting ... the other bacteria. The in-flammation is triggered by salmonellae penetrating into the intestinal tissues. Once in-side, salmonellae is killed ...
  • Previously unknown immune cell may help those with Crohn's and colitis

    ... tonsils and lymphoid tissues in the intestinal tract that help protect the body from external pathogens are the home ... such as inflammatory bowel disease result from a defect in the intestine's protective barrier," says senior author Marco ...
  • Twin study defines shared features of human gut microbial communities: Variations linked to obesity

    ... a single abundant bacterial species shared in the intestines of the study's 154 participants. While family ... a key role in determining which microbes colonize our intestinal tracts," Gordon says. "It appears that we acquire an enormous ...
  • Irritable bowel syndrome can have genetic causes

    ... . "The signal transduction in the digestive tract may be disturbed and this may lead to overstimulation of the intestine. Resulting disturbances in fluid ... effects. Alosetron inhibits the serotonin receptors in the intestinal tract and thus slows the movement of the bowels ...
  • Fewer deaths with preventive antibiotic use

    ... , received antibiotics through a gastric tube in the intestinal tract and by intravenous drip. The third group ... percent (oral antibiotic paste, and antibiotics in the intestinal tract and by intravenous drip) and 2.9 ...
  • From poison to prevention

    ... , all of which have been explored as vaccine candidates, only invade cells in the intestinal tract, failing to reach the liver and spleen ... an immune response. Curtiss further notes that intestinal cells turn over every 2-3 ...
  • Voracious sponges save reef

    ... to occur in unicellular organisms. The production and breakdown process of the sponge cells mirrors that in the human intestinal tract. Eating and being eaten Coal reef ...
  • Children with inflammatory bowel disease have surprisingly high folate levels, study finds

    ... in the colon, and Crohn's disease, which can arise anywhere in the intestinal tract, according to Heyman. IBD occurs in children ... causes, such as poor absorption of folate across the intestinal tract, lower dietary intake of the nutrient ...
  • Study suggests surface water contaminated with salmonella more common than thought

    ... preceding sample collection and the concentration of Salmonella, suggesting that runoff contributes to the contamination. Salmonella can be found in the intestinal tracts of several species of animals and in humans ...
  • Supplement Of Probiotics Provides A New Therapy For Ulcerative Colitis

    ... (UC) is a non-specific chronic inflammation of intestinal tract and the primary therapies are limited by the side-effects, poor compliance of patient and the high rates ...

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