Gold as IBD treatment? Researchers say nanoparticle therapy is promising
The findings back previous studies that also advocate for the large-scale use of gold nanoparticles as the primary treatment option for IBD patients.
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The science of taste: You really do love the food you love because it’s in your blood
Findings of a new study, released by scientists at Tufts University in Boston, reveal that genes affecting taste influence food choices.
Machine learning algorithm could predict microbial behavior, taking gut research to next level
A team of biologists and engineers have worked to create a new computer model that predicts the behavior patterns of millions of microbial communities.
Innovative method allows doctors to determine what’s in your diet from blood, stool samples
A new study reveals that matching blood or stool samples to a food database can uncover how much of our body’s chemistry is able to be traced to diet.
Cell research unearths new way of stopping colorectal cancer tumors from growing
A new study has developed a novel colorectal cancer inhibitor that could prevent tumors from growing and spreading throughout the body.
Carbon monoxide for Crohn’s disease? Low doses could reduce inflammation, study shows
Since the 1990s, Leo Otterbein, a professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has been studying the effects of low-dose carbon monoxide.
Harvard scientists propose widespread banking of stool samples for fecal transplants later in life
Researchers from the Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital are proposing the widespread banking of stool samples for fecal transplants later in life.
Can guppies help us understand how the gut has evolved? Researchers say yes
Guppies usually come to mind when thinking about aquariums, not biology or ecology. In science, however, they have been the main event.
Newly developed auditing tool could improve research study authenticity
Considering how the integrity of researchers can be brought into question, Harvard Medical School computational scientists generated a tool called vibration of effects (VoE). I
New blood test can predict severe Crohn’s diagnosis up to 7 years in advance, study finds
A group of international researchers say that an antibody detectable in blood can predict severe Crohn’s disease up to seven years prior to diagnosis.