Easy home cancer test may help patients avoid hospital visits for colonoscopies Hina Zahid26 Oct 2020 5:49 AM ISTFindings from the largest international research study found that using FIT is almost 100% accurate at ruling out bowel cancer in patients with...
Dietary fructose may heighten risk of inflammatory bowel disease, reveals study Hina Zahid6 Oct 2020 6:00 PM ISTSTONY BROOK, NY - Diet remains an important part of disease prevention and management, and a new study suggests that consumption of fructose may...
Regular use of PPIs tied to heightened risk of type 2 diabetes: BMJ study Hina Zahid29 Sept 2020 11:15 AM ISTProton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are used to treat acid reflux, peptic ulcers, and indigestion. They are among the top 10 most commonly used drugs...
Dietary folate, magnesium, and dairy products may all help stave off bowel cancer Hina Zahid29 Sept 2020 4:40 AM ISTFolate, magnesium, and dairy products may all help stave off bowel cancer, but there's no evidence that garlic or onions, fish, tea or coffee protect...
Celiac disease during pregnancy linked to birth defects in infants, BMJ Dr Satabdi Saha11 Sept 2020 1:11 PM ISTCoeliac disease (CD) is prevalent in patients of reproductive age, but the impact on pregnancy and fetal development is unclear. A new study has...
Intestinal Flora as a Potential Strategy to Fight SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Review Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Sept 2020 12:30 PM ISTThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus, has spread briskly across...
COVID-19, Gut and Potential Role of Probiotics Dr. Prem Aggarwal25 Aug 2020 11:50 AM ISTCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - an international public health emergency declared by the World Health Organization [1], has massively spread...
Inflammatory bowel disease linked to doubling in dementia risk Hina Zahid30 Jun 2020 8:30 PM ISTInflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, is linked to a more than doubling in the risk of developing...
Fecal transplantation of viruses may help combat obesity and diabetes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 May 2020 6:45 PM ISTDevelopment of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are associated with gut microbiota (GM) changesResearchers at University of Copenhagen have found...
Cells from gut's nervous system may be involved in Parkinson's disease Hina Zahid29 April 2020 4:30 PM ISTResearchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of North Carolina in the USA have mapped out the cell types behind various brain...
Portable 'electronic nose' can accurately screen Barrett's oesophagus Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Feb 2020 8:30 AM ISTA new Portable 'electronic nose' can accurately screen Barrett's oesophagus. A portable 'electronic nose' can accurately pick up the precursor...
Use of low-calorie sweeteners during pregnancy may increase weight of infants Hina Zahid30 Jan 2020 3:57 PM ISTMany people turn to artificial or so-calleUse d natural sweeteners to cut calories and lose weight. Time and again there have been studies favouring...
