Study finds that mesalamine, a common anti-inflammatory drug, can fight the fungus Candida albicans in the gut, potentially preventing the risk of invasive candidiasis in patients with blood cancers.
Tag: Gastrointestinal Tract
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Welcomes Dr. Lee Peng as Chief of Gastroenterology
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center welcomed Lee F. Peng, M.D., PhD, as section chief of gastroenterology, department of medicine.
Infants have more microplastics in their feces than adults, study finds
Researchers reporting in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology Letters discovered that infants have higher amounts of one type of microplastic in their stool than adults. Health effects, if any, are uncertain.
Researchers Develop Grading System for Developmental Process in Tissue-engineered Small Intestine
Article title: Grading TESI: Crypt and villus formation in tissue-engineered small intestine alters with stem/progenitor cell source Authors: Elizabeth A. Gilliam, Christopher R. Schlieve, Kathryn L. Fowler, Jessica N. Rea, Kathy A. Schall, Sha Huang, Jason R. Spence, Tracy C. Grikscheit…