Highly adaptable genome in gut bacterium key to intestinal health
...st-produced mucus carbohydrates. "By changing its digestive enzymes and surface proteins, the bacterium changed its dining room seating from food particles to the mucus that normally overlies intestinal lining cells," Gordon says. "Mucus represents a consistent source of backup food in the intestinal environm...Genetically modified rice in China benefits farmers' health, study finds
...xperienced any headaches, nausea, skin irritation, digestive discomfort or other health problems during or after spraying pesticides on their farms. If so, the researchers asked them if they had visited a doctor, gone home to recover or taken other actions to deal with the symptoms. If they had, it was recorde...A frog's life is food for thought
...o 50 percent of their body mass and maximise their digestive capability from the outset," Ms Cramp said. Littl...hemselves on huge meals without overwhelming their digestive system. "Nothing was known about their digestive physiology when I first started this project and f...Researchers identify protein crucial for survival of Lyme-disease bacterium
...g in the tick's midgut, which is equivalent to our digestive system." When blood enters the tick gut, Dr. Norgard said it appears that changes in temperature and acidity signal the bacteria that the nutrient is present, triggering the bacteria to replicate in large numbers and migrate to the tick's salivary g......ther major function of the pancreas, production of digestive enzymes, is dealt with by taking the enzymes as a dietary supplement. Leading the complex operation were Drs. Selwyn M. Vickers, Devin E. Eckhoff and Juan L. Contreras. Vickers, who removed the pancreas, directs a clinic for the management of chroni...MicroRNA Profiling by Array Analysis Reveals Critical BioMarkers
... and skeletal muscle profiles are very similar, digestive tract tissues cluster, and reproductive organ tissues are similar (Figure 4). Interestingly, the brain miRNA profile is clearly distinct from the other tissues that were analyzed. Approximately 30 miRNAs are expressed primaril...Highly Sensitive microRNA Array Performance
...files were very similar; and expression in digestive tract tissues clustered, as did that of reproductive organ tissues. Interestingly, the brain miRNA profile was clearly distinct from the other tissues analyzed. The observation that adult tissues possessed unique miRNA profile...... the second most frequent cause of death by digestive tract cancer. 2 Nearly all of these tumors bear a point mutation in codon 12 of the K-ras protooncogene. 3, 4 We wanted to determine the frequency of these mutations in ductal lesions and associated tissues of tumor free pancre...The Genesis of Gendicine: The Story Behind the First Gene Therapy
... used to successfully treat cancers of the digestive tract (esophageal, gastric, intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, rectum), lung cancer, sarcoma, thyroidgland cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, and ovarian cancer. Although Gendicine has not been formally a...Glossary for The BioPharm Guide to Fermentation and Cell Culture
...environment (skin cells, inner linings of lungs or digestive organs, outer linings of kidneys, and so on). eukaryotes Complex organisms, often multicellular, whose cells contain nuclei. exogenous Developing from outside, originating externally. Exogenous fac tors can be ext...Antibiotic induces liver damage in children with E.COLI infections.
...as E. coli 0157:H7 causes some of the most serious digestive infections in both children and adults. Infections with this organism are often caused by eating undercooked meat. A major study shows using antibiotics to treat children with E. coli bacterial infection increases the risk of developing a potentially...Male infertility in relation to cancer
...f cancers of the abdominal cavity (peritoneum) and digestive organs. The researchers analysed the sperm quality of semen samples taken from over 32,000 men in England between 1960 and 1989. Sperm count, motility, and shape were assessed. Cancer rates were also studied and compared with those expected for the ...E. coli strains resistant to a common antibiotic
... infections. E. coli is a normal inhabitant of the digestive tract that can cause both intestinal upsets and ur...ad food is a frequent cause of diarrhoea and other digestive miseries, urinary tract infections were thought until now to result mostly from inadvertent contact ...Snake venom a treatment for digestive disease
...elopment of new treatments for a range of stubborn digestive disorders. The findings, mark the discovery of tw... muscles regulate the movement of food through the digestive system. The proteins could hold the key to understanding how digestion is regulated and eventually c...... inability to digest fructose might explain common digestive symptoms like gas, pain and bloating.Researchers at the University of Iowa have been investigating the link between fructose intolerance and the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a common disorder characterised by abdominal discomfort, bloa...New Advances in Gastric Diagnostics: Smaller is Better
...self from the esophagus, and is passed through the digestive system within seven to 10 days after the initial insertion. Several studies have shown the advantages of using this miniaturized method of monitoring pH. In a study at Emory University, the Bravo system improved the identification of abnormalities w...Eurand's Zentase Effective in Treating Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Studies Show
...entiallylethal disease marked by the deficiency of digestive enzymesnormally produced by the pancreas. This deficiency results in poordigestion and reduced absorption of nutrients, which, if leftuntreated, can lead to malnutrition, impaired growth, weakenedimmune response, and shortened life expectancy. Treatm......nheritedchronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive systems of anestimated 70,000 children and adults worldwide. Additionalinformation is available online at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.europeancfconference.org/">http://www.europeancfconference.org . About PARI Pharma PARI Pharma dev......e pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is adeficiency of digestive enzymes normally produced bythe pancreas t...o known alternative therapy for theloss of digestive enzymes is currently available -- Eurand completed two phase III clinicaltrials on its......xpressed by T cells that migrateselectively to the digestive tract. The trafficking of T cells tothe small and large intestine causes persistent inflammation thatmay result in Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis -- the twoprincipal forms of IBD. In preclinical studies, the compound workedboth therapeutically...