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Stem Cells Turned Into Intestinal Tissue in Lab by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sun 12 Dec 2010 11:46pm Initially the intestinal tissue cells and the growth there of will be used to study normal intestinal development in humans and what goes wrong with the intestine in people with diseases such as enterocolitis, inflammatory bowel disease and short bowel syndrome. Eventually the process will lead to growing intestines tissue for implant and testing Read on »

Made in Ohio: intestinal tissue by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 23 Jan 2011 2:12pm biologist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (Cincinnati, Ohio), has successfully grown stem cells into organ tissue — specifically, intestinal tissue. (left) “This is really a major advance in the field because it provides an experimental system for studying the development of the human intestine,” says Steven Cohn, a gastroenterologist Read on »

How's your gastro-intestinal tract? by Ann H. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 2:43pm Bowel movements - not a very 'sexy' subject for a blog posting, I know, but I couldn't resist reading an article entitled ' What your bowel movements are telling you about your health ' and I'm betting that you're tempted to read it too... Am I right? Read on »

FOLATE DEFICIENCY SECONDARY TO DISEASE OF THE INTESTINAL TRACT by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm BY FREDERICK A. KLIPSTEIN MALABSORPTION from the intestinal tract is a common cause of deficiency of folate and vitamin B12. Deficiency of either of these vitamins... to the use of folic acid antagonists or anticonvulsant drugs. Although some disorders of the intestinal tract can be associated with malabsorption and deficiencies of both folate Read on »

Small intestinal structure and passive permeability in systemic sclerosis by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm , which were mostly confined to the deeper structures, although in two there was a minimal degree of villous atrophy without epithelial cell changes. Passive intestinal permeability... for by impaired renal function, small intestinal bacterial contamination, or altered gastrointestinal transit. These results indicate that passive intestinal permeability is unaltered Read on »

Intestinal Adhesions by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm Intestinal adhesions are bands of fibrous tissue that can connect the loops of the intestines to each other, or the intestines to other abdominal organs, or the intestines to the abdominal wall. These bands can pull sections of the intestines out of place and may block passage of food. Adhesions are a major cause of intestinal obstruction Read on »

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm tissue in small arteries, which results in increased fibrosis in the skin and multiple organs. Scleroderma may originate inflammatory changes in the bowel, which result in smooth muscle atrophy. Segments most commonly involved include the esophagus and then the small bowel. CIPO has been reported in other connective tissue disorders, but less commonly Read on »

Researchers at UCLA Link Intestinal Inflammation to Systemic Chromosome Damage – Blood Marker Test Possible Instead of Endoscopi by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Mon 01 Jun 2009 10:43pm circulating throughout the body. This means that chromosome damage was not limited to the intestine, but involved tissues of the body distant from the site of inflammation. The team.... “This may help explain how inflammation leads to these cancers.” Conditions that cause intestinal inflammation include Crohn’s disease, inflammatory bowel disease Read on »

Intestinal Statis by Karen H. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 20 Jan 2011 7:23pm 90% of degenerative disease conditions can be related directly to intestinal stasis — that is, a stagnant, fermenting condition within the bowels and related organs... to intestinal stasis — that is, a stagnant, fermenting condition within the bowels and related organs. This does not necessarily correspond to actual known constipation. A person can move Read on »

Understanding your gut and intestinal biopsies by Dr. Scot L. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 17 Nov 2008 8:57pm bowel biopsies. This article attempts to explain the terms in a manner that is understandable and that makes sense. The gut is the largest immune organ in the body. Besides... at the exit the anus. The small bowel is about twenty to twenty four feet in length or long enough to wrap your waist 6-8 times. The large bowel or colon is about five feet long Read on »