Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Los Angeles Times illustration) Researchers have identified a gut-genetic interaction that could trigger an overactive immune ...

Microspheres that sense gastrointestinal disease are suspended in solution (L), and then attracted to the side of a test tube by a magnet (R) so researchers can easily retrieve them from biological ...

Bacteria uses multiple defense mechanisms to survive in the host body. Shigella bacteria, that causes colitis, disable multiple host defense pathways using three specialized effector proteins, as ...

A toxin produced by bacteria found in dirty water kills off immune cells in the lining of the colon, meaning people whose guts are colonised by these bacteria are much more likely to develop a ...

Move over, colonoscopies — researchers report in ACS Sensors that they’ve developed a sensor made of tiny microspheres packed with blood-sensing bacteria that detect markers of gastrointestinal ...

Bacteria "pills" that can detect gut diseases could spell the end of painful colonoscopies, scientists say. Chinese researchers have developed a new sensor made of tiny microspheres packed with ...

Researchers have isolated 18 bacterial strains from stool from healthy people that could potentially be a more effective treatment for antibiotic-resistant gut infections. The team found that these ...

Diagram showing the mechanism discovered in the study. Inflammation of the intestines in ulcerative colitis results from an excessive helper Th2 immune response. Smoking leads to aromatic compounds ...

Smoking's not often touted for its health benefits. But it's been known to help those suffering from colitis even though it exacerbates Crohn's disease. New research that could help treat the ...