Tag: bowel

An experimental vaccine, designed to enlist the body’s own immune system to target cancer cells, has shown promise for treating and preventing cancer in mice. The vaccine was created to target a gene called KRAS that is involved in the development of many types of cancer, including lung, bowel and pancreatic cancer. Researchers from the

Advanced bowel cancer cells have very few “molecular flags” on their surface, helping to explain why they may be hard for the immune system to detect, a new study has shown. Molecules on the surface of tumor cells, arising from faults in their DNA, help the immune system pick them out as cancerous—enabling immune cells

Relatively new research findings indicating that the earliest stages of Parkinson’s disease (PD) may occur in the gut have been gaining traction in recent years. In a review published in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, Tomasz Brudek, Ph.D., evaluates evidence for the association between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and PD and proposes directions for future

New research from King’s College London has found that a diet low in fermented carbohydrates has improved certain gut symptoms and improved health-related quality of life for sufferers of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In a paper published today in Gastroenterology a team of researchers carried out a trial of a diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides,

Unintended weight loss This is often the first noticeable symptom of cancer of either the oesophagus, pancreas, stomach and lungs. According to cancer.net around 40 per cent of people say they had unexplained weight loss when they were first diagnosed with cancer. Change in bladder or bowel function Changes in bowel habit are counted as

Helps diseases a special diet to combat chronic inflammatory bowel? Doctors found that a special Form of diet to reduce inflammation in the gut, and even pre-existing damage in the intestine can be repaired. A low-calorie diet, which mimics the fasting, to heal the potential of our intestines. The scientists from the University of Southern

Leeks: onion plant can contribute to good intestinal health Leek belongs to due to its low calorie content to the “lean” varieties of vegetables. The healthy onion plant contains essential vitamins and minerals. Regular consumption of Leeks can contribute to good intestinal health. A “slim” vegetable Leeks not only contains a lot of fiber and

Leeks: onion plant can contribute to good intestinal health Leek belongs to due to its low calorie content to the “lean” varieties of vegetables. The healthy onion plant contains essential vitamins and minerals. Regular consumption of Leeks can contribute to good intestinal health. A “slim” vegetable Leeks not only contains a lot of fiber and

Bowel (colorectal) cancer is the third most commonly occurring cancer in men and the second most commonly occurring cancer in women worldwide. The global burden is expected to increase by 60 per cent to more than 2.2 million new cases and 1.1 million deaths by 2030. The research, which has been published in the Journal

Nurse, 29, has ‘life-changing’ surgery to remove her bowel and FOUR FEET of intestines after living for years in fear of her colon exploding inside her Alex Newton, from Birmingham, needed the toilet up to 30 times a day  Doctors said her condition was so severe her bowel could explode and kill her But the

Michigan State University scientists have identified an early cause of intestinal inflammation, one of the first stages of inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome, which afflict around 11 percent of the world’s population. The discovery, featured in the current issue of Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, points to communication between sensory neurons in

The Good Doctors Guide: Meet the best doctors for gall bladder and learn the cutting-edge treatments for inflammatory bowel disease We have identified the country’s top consultants — as judged by their peers The views of more than 260 consultants across seven specialities are revealed The consultants with the most votes from their peers made

An antifungal medication, commonly prescribed for toenail infections, could help eliminate dormant cells within bowel tumours, according to new research funded by Cancer Research UK and published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine today. Researchers at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute have shown in laboratory studies in mice, that itraconazole effectively halts the growth

The two most common types of inflammatory bowel disease are ulcerous colitis and Crohn’s disease. These are diagnosed via endoscopy and gut biopsy. The diagnosis is often difficult, and the wrong diagnosis may have severe consequences for patients, because the treatments and medications are different between the two diseases. The development of new and improved

New research on bowel cancer has shown that every tumour is different, and that every cell within the tumour is also genetically unique. In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK and Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) in Utrecht, The Netherlands, used the latest single cell and organoid technologies to understand