Intestine in Medical News

Colon capsule endoscopy diagnoses 64 percent of total polyps detected by conventional colonoscopy

... Capsule endoscopy of the colon explores the large intestine in a minimally invasive manner, not being ... taken by the capsule on passing through the intestine are recorded in the receptor which has to be ... a way that it is more rapid through the small intestine and reaches the colon that much sooner. Other ...

Intestinal bacteria associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

... and an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine are both associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver ... studies have suggested that bacteria from the intestine might play a role in NAFLD, which is the hepatic ... raises the possibility that gut microbiota and intestine permeability are important mediators of ...

JCI online early table of contents: April 6, 2009

... exhibited increased colonization of the small intestine following administration of a number of species ... regulation of bacterial colonization in the intestine of mice AUTHOR CONTACT: Edward E.S. ... HIF-1-alpha) helped maintain iron levels in the intestine by regulating expression of the primary iron ...

JCI online early table of contents: Feb. 16, 2009

... the functional status of CFTR in the small intestine of mice lacking these proteins. In the study, ... in CFTR-dependent secretion of HCO3 in the small intestine were analyzed in mice lacking NHERF1, NHERF2, or ... CFTR-dependent secretion of HCO3 in the small intestine and suggest that therapeutically targeting these ...

Molecular marker identifies normal stem cells as intestinal tumor source

... and cancer stem cells in solid tissues like the intestine was not known," said Richard Gilbertson, M.D., ... and cancer. The fact that this occurs in the intestine is particularly interesting since human ... cells generate the covering of the entire small intestine and are therefore the stem cell of this tissue. ...

Genetic Link Between Type 1 Diabetes, Celiac Disease Seen

... is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from ... insulin. In celiac disease, it's the small intestine that is damaged. Many people who have type 1 ... versa. According to the study authors, the small intestine and pancreas share some characteristics. For ...

Sealing off portion of intestinal lining treats obesity, resolves diabetes in animal model

... Lining the upper portion of the small intestine with an impermeable sleeve led to both weight ... between receptors that line the stomach and intestine which are stimulated by ingested food and the ... food, exclusion of the upper portion of the small intestine (the duodenum and upper jejunum) from the flow of ...

Saturated Fats Linked to Cancer of Small Intestine

... and 80 carcinoid tumors of the small intestine were diagnosed among the participants, and an ... to both sites. For some unknown reason, the large intestine is much more susceptible to malignant ... of the comparative resistance of the small intestine to carcinogenesis," she added. Cancer of the ...

Bone marrow stem cells may help control inflammatory bowel disease

... and the distal ileum the lower end of the small intestine which are usually attacked by autoimmune ... into abdominal lymph nodes rather than to the intestine itself. The presence of MSCs was associated with ... of the out-of-control immune reaction. "The intestine may be an ideal site for MSC therapy, given its ...

Advances Aid Treatment, Diagnosis of Celiac Disease

... Americans, is an autoimmune disorder in the small intestine triggered by a protein called gluten, found in ... and had no endomysial antibodies or small intestine mucosal inflammation. The patients on the regular ... and had further deterioration of the small intestine membrane, inflammation and gluten-induced lesions ...

Woman's Abdominal Organs Removed in Unique Cancer Surgery

... out stomach, pancreas, liver, spleen, small intestine and large intestine led to lifesaving operation MONDAY, ... were the stomach, pancreas, liver, spleen, small intestine and about two-thirds of the large intestine. ...

Type 2 diabetes may be caused by intestinal dysfunction

... rely on the bypass of the upper small intestine -- the duodenum and jejunum. This is a key ... that procedures based on a bypass of the upper intestine may work instead by reversing abnormalities of ... regulation. In fact, bypass of the upper small intestine does not improve the ability of the body to ...

Explaining chemotherapy-associated nausea

... of chemotherapy-associated illness from the small intestine to the brain. To explore whether sensory ... that transmits sensory signals from the small intestine to the brain. Cutting the same nerve, known as ... weight. These results suggest that the upper intestine is an important site for generation of the nausea ...

Proton-powered pooping

... have many of the same tissues nerves, muscle and intestine that are found in humans, and most of the same ... and there is a fluid-filled space between the intestine and the surrounding muscles. The muscles contract ... protein in the fluid-filled space between the intestine and the surrounding muscle a space that Ernstrom ...

Make Safe Toys Your Holiday Priority

... playing with. The magnets entered the boy's small intestine and then connected, twisting his intestine and forcing deadly bacteria into his bloodstream. ... said. "Several get trapped and can fold the intestine to cause a blockage." One of the first things ...

Video 'Pill' Spots Hidden Crohn's Disease

... that takes pictures of the inside of the small intestine can help doctors detect cases of Crohn's disease ... some patients, the disease affects a part of the intestine that can't be reached with colonoscopy. Capsule endoscopy "allows us to see 20 feet of small intestine between the stomach and ...

LIALDA demonstrates prolonged release of mesalamine in an in vitro study using a simulated colon

... passed through the simulated stomach, small intestine and colon compartments, the majority of 5-ASA ... or TIM, which simulates a human stomach, small intestine and colon. The findings were published in the ... after exposure to the simulated stomach and small intestine and immediately prior to being introduced into ...

Capsule endoscopy turning up undiagnosed cases of Crohn's disease

... A small capsule that takes snapshots of the small intestine as it moves through the digestive tract helped ... hours. It allows us to see 20 feet of small intestine between the stomach and large intestine areas that we cannot reach with other tests, ...

Capsule endoscopy diagnoses more Crohn's disease recurrence after surgery than colonoscopy

... tract, most commonly affecting the small intestine and colon (large intestine). According to the ... is effective in diagnosing diseases of the large intestine and in viewing the end part of the small ... intestine, including parts of the upper small intestine that colonoscopy is not designed to reach. ...

Common abdominal pain may be due to a potentially treatable newly recognized inflammatory reaction

... amount of inflammatory cells populates the upper intestine of affected individuals, which suggests a fresh ... biopsy tissue from several places in the small intestine of participants, and the samples were examined by ... were found only in the duodenum, the place in the intestine where most chemical digestion takes place. ...

Discovery of 'sugar sensor' in intestine could benefit diabetes

... Liverpool that has identified a molecule in the intestine that can taste the sugar content of the diet. ... that the absorption of dietary sugars in the intestine is mediated by a protein a sugar transporter ... in response to the sugar content of foods. The intestine uses a glucose sensing system to monitor these ...

Surgical technique in Spain enables extirpation of benign tumors of the pancreas

... of the pancreas, an anastomosis or union of the pancreatic duct with the intestine is carried out by laparoscopy). This joining to the intestine is necessary for the pancreas to be able to secrete its juices into it ...

GI Condition Once Thought Rare is Common in U.S.

... Chey told her. Treatment involved removing 48 inches of her small intestine and a small mass, and undergoing chemotherapy. It's been five years since ... a restricted diet devoid of gluten, which tends to inflame the small intestine and lead to more serious problems. "The key takeaway is that celiac ...

Outpatient Procedures on Rise, CDC Says

... performed in an outpatient surgery were endoscopies of the large intestine (5.8 million) and small intestine (3.5 million) and lens extraction for cataract surgery (3.1 million). ...

Study identifies double-balloon enteroscopy as cost-effective approach for obscure GI bleeding

... and light source that the patient swallows for examination of the small intestine (or small bowel). The balloon assisted enteroscopy technique is a new method that advances the scope through the small intestine by inflating and deflating one or more balloons, and pleats the small ...

Study confirms colorectal cancer screening should start at age 50

... pre-cancerous polyps). Study Design The study evaluated the large intestine of 3,558 autopsy subjects, aged 20-89, that had colorectal cancer ... to the general population. The study's researchers evaluated the large intestine of 1,001 individuals undergoing necropsy between the ages of 20 and 49 for ...

Chemical liberated by leaky gut may allow HIV to infect the brain, Einstein scientists find

... of Health had reported that HIV infection breaks down barriers in the intestine that normally prevent intestinal bacteria from entering the bloodstream. ... (LPS), a component of certain bacteria that are normally confined to the intestine but leak out due to HIV infection. In addition, previous animal studies ...

Penn researchers find a new role for a 'Foxy Old Gene'

... is stored in the gall bladder and transported through ducts to the small intestine where it helps to digest fats from food. Bile salts, chemicals in bile ... and also keep cholesterol dissolved in the bile, are reabsorbed from the intestine and returned to the liver where they are broken up. The liver maintains a ...

Magnet-controlled camera in the body

... This release is available in German . Images of the inside of the intestine can be obtained even today: The patient swallows a camera that is no larger than a candy. It makes its way through the intestine and transmits images of the intestinal villi to an external receiver which ...

JCI table of contents: May 22, 2008

... of disease. Most immune cells known as macrophages that live in the intestine do not express the molecule CD14 and this characteristic is associated ... IFN-gamma form a positive feedback loop that promotes inflammation in the intestine of individuals with CD. TITLE: Unique CD14+ intestinal macrophages ...

Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine researcher receives award

... as well as GIP. The relocation of insulin production to the upper small intestine will hide it from the autoimmune response that destroys beta-cells in type ... axis. This axis functions as the hormonal connection between the intestine and pancreas following the ingestion of food. He established GIP as the ...

Millennium Expands IBD Franchise with Addition of New Development Candidate

... small bowel. In Crohn's, the disease most commonly affects just the small intestine (40%), though it can often affect both the small and large intestine (colon) (30%) and in other cases just the colon (30%). Crohn's disease ...

JCI online early table of contents: Feb. 7, 2008

... factor IL-10 has an important role in preventing inflammation in the intestine of mice, the function of IL-10 in the human intestine is not well understood. By studying explant cultures of human colonic ...

An emerging candidate for protecting patients from liver injury after abdomen surgery

... Many patients worldwide are going to receive major abdomen surgery or intestine transplantation every year and expect to be afflicted with liver injury ... disturbance and subsequent liver injury in mice induced by intestine ischemia and reperfusion (I/R). R1 is one of the major effective ...

JCI online early table of contents: Dec. 6, 2007

... that these molecules are essential for maintaining the integrity of the intestine and making the mice a good model to study intestinal protein leakage. ... a disorder in which the body mounts an immune response against its small intestine following consumption of foods containing gluten. It is known that ...

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Holds Metabolic Surgery Scientific Forum Featuring Research By Top Scientists

... before weight loss occurs. He asserted that remission results from more than gastric restriction and weight loss and that the surgically rearranged intestine and other factors related to the proximal bowel may contribute to the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. He raised the question if BMI alone in ...

Canonsburg Woman Undergoes Robot-Assisted Weight Loss Procedure at AGH

... shorter recovery time and less post-operative pain.” In normal digestion, food passes through the stomach and enters the small intestine where nutrients are absorbed. Gastric bypass involves significantly reducing the size of the stomach to limit a patient’s food consumption and ...

Pluronic L-81 is a potential anti-diabetic drug?

... based on ethylene oxide and propylene oxide. It has been reported that a nonionic L-81, effectively inhibits absorption of dietary lipids from the intestine and secretion of VLDL and LDL from the liver. Although L-81 is a potent anti-obesity drug, its potential in alleviating obesity-induced insulin ...

Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Commercial Availability of CREON(R) (Pancrelipase) Delayed-Release Capsules

... to ensure adequate nutrition and health. Pancreatic enzyme products work in patients with EPI by delivering pancreatic enzymes to the small intestine to help break down fats, proteins and carbohydrates in food, thereby acting as a replacement for digestive enzymes physiologically secreted by the ...

Celiac Disease Making Inroads in U.S.

... about 1 in 100 people." Celiac disease is caused by an intolerance to gluten in wheat, barley and rye. An autoimmune reaction damages the small intestine and can cause severe diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, weight loss, anemia, unexplained infertility, loss of teeth and even premature or severe ...