Colon cancer is a particularly deadly form of cancer, and the incidence of the disease is rising, especially among younger people. Research has suggested that the composition of the gut microbiome, or ...

Young colon cancer may not be not the same disease doctors are used to treating. Researchers are discovering new links to ...

A miniaturized, biomimetic model of the human intestine has successfully reproduced long-term enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bacterial toxin called colibactin, produced by certain strains of E. coli, appears to alter gut DNA in a way that prompts colon ...

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Scientists have uncovered how certain E. coli bacteria in the gut promote colon cancer by binding to intestinal cells and releasing a DNA-damaging toxin. The study, published in Nature, sheds light on ...

This article was originally published by Dome in its May/June 2024 issue. While the incidence of colorectal cancer has decreased among the U.S. population overall, there has been a gradual, and ...

The gut microbiome—the trillions of bacteria and other microbes that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract—drives a process vital for protecting the colon against tissue injury, according to the findings ...

Researchers have identified two gut bacteria that can produce serotonin, a key chemical that regulates bowel movements. In experiments with mice lacking serotonin, the microbes boosted serotonin ...

Ghent, 7 November 2024 – Scientists have uncovered how certain E. coli bacteria in the gut promote colon cancer by binding to intestinal cells and releasing a DNA-damaging toxin. The study, published ...

Researchers developed a model showing gut bacteria can significantly affect how many calories the body absorbs from food.