New insights into precision approaches to healthcare – diet and lifestyle interventions
Scientists at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), Seattle, just published another wake-up call about our food choices.
Disease Prevention
Bacteria that play dirty require a dirty solution: Fecal transplants help drive out life-threatening intestinal infection
Fecal transplants could be the answer to treating one of the most common life-threatening intestinal infections.
How magnets could be used to guide cancer-killing drugs to tumors
There is much research in progress, seeking efficient ways to get anti-cancer drugs to tumors — using magnets.
New test for colorectal cancer saves 80% on screening costs
The current recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is to begin colorectal cancer screening at age 45.
Newly discovered species of bacteria in the microbiome may be culprit behind rheumatoid arthritis
These findings suggest that gut bacteria may be activating the immune systems of people with rheumatoid arthritis.
Could pomegranates be holding the secret to stopping colorectal cancer?
A substance in pomegranates could hold the key to a new treatment for colorectal cancer, according to a new study.
IBD linked to chemical used in common weed killer
Exposure to a common weed killer may trigger inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new study says.
Pancreatic cancer discovery could open doors to better therapies for aggressive disease
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have revealed two key transition points in the development of pancreatic cancer.
Common stomach bug could open door to better Crohn’s disease therapies
A big topic that remains not well-addressed is how norovirus infection triggers disease onset in patients with Crohn’s.
Researchers find gut bacteria, even healthy ones, linked to HIV susceptibility
A new study suggests that some gut bacteria, even ones that support healthy gut diversity, are indicating factors of greater susceptibility to contracting the infection.