New AGA report subtleties adequacy and wellbeing of fecal microbiota transplantation Kumar Jeetendra | October 4, 2020 Now, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released the first results in the NIH-funded AGA Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) National Registry, the largest real world study about the effectiveness and safety of FMT. Published in Gastroenterology, the registry reported that FMT resulted in a treatment of Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection in 90% of individuals across …
Pig stem cells offer another approach to develop human organs for transplantation Kumar Jeetendra | December 18, 2020 In a new paper published in Stem Cell Reports, Bhanu Telugu and co-inventor Chi-Hun Park of the University of Maryland (UMD) Department of Animal and Avian Sciences show for the first time that newly generated stem cells from cows, when injected into embryos, contributed to the growth of only the organ of interest (the embryonic …
Study shows why children of obese moms have inclination to create metabolic illnesses Kumar Jeetendra | January 27, 2021 A Brazilian study published in the journal Molecular Human Reproduction helps understand why overweight mothers often have children with a propensity to develop metabolic disease during their lifetime, according to previous research. According to the authors,”transgenerational transmission of metabolic disorders” may be associated with Mfn2 deficiency in the mother’s oocytes (immature eggs). Mfn2 refers to …
Novel finding could prompt better medicines for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes Kumar Jeetendra | February 13, 2021 Monash University researchers have discovered the barrier to β-cell (beta mobile ) regeneration which could pave the way for improved treatments for diabetes and diseases that involve organ and tissue damage. The human body does not repair itself very well, with our liver the only organ that can regenerate economically. We have limited capacity to …
Novel technique gives quicker and more exact diagnostics in histopathology Kumar Jeetendra | May 1, 2021 Histology is the study of biological cells at a microscopic level. Also called microscopic anatomy, histology is widely used to offer identification of cancer and other diseases. For instance, tissue samples obtained during surgery might help to ascertain whether additional surgical action is needed, and additional surgery may be avoided if a diagnosis can be …
Researchers develop another approach to grow little pancreas replicas Kumar Jeetendra | September 14, 2021 In collaboration with Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute scientists, engineers from MIT have created a new method to create tiny replicas of pancreas using healthy and cancerous pancreatic cell lines. These models could be used by researchers to test and develop potential treatments for pancreatic cancer. This is one of the most difficult types. Researchers …