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 Immune protein Ku70 key in fighting bowel cancerImmune protein Ku70 key in fighting bowel cancer
 
Study establishes Ku70's role in tumor suppression, showing that reduced expression or mutations in this DNA repair protein significantly increase intestinal cancer risk.
 
 
 Ouch. That ‘free’ annual checkup might cost you. Here’s why.Ouch. That ‘free’ annual checkup might cost you. Here’s why.
 
When Kristy Uddin, 49, went in for her annual mammogram in Washington state last year, she assumed she would not incur a bill because the test is one of the many preventive measures guaranteed to be free to patients under the 2010 Affordable Care Act.
 
   Scientists reveal direct link between mitochondrial DNA mutations and cancer treatment responseScientists reveal direct link between mitochondrial DNA mutations and cancer treatment response
 
Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have made an unusual discovery that could help to identify patients who are up to two and a half times more likely to respond to currently available cancer drugs.
 
   Immune system protein can be manipulated to help fight bowel cancerImmune system protein can be manipulated to help fight bowel cancer
 
A protein in the immune system can be manipulated to help overcome bowel cancer, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU).
 
   Low FODMAP diet shows promise in IBS management, study finds nuanced benefits and challengesLow FODMAP diet shows promise in IBS management, study finds nuanced benefits and challenges
 
Researchers review the low FODMAP diet's mechanisms in managing IBS, highlighting its efficacy and challenges in dietary implementation for symptom relief.
 
 Mount Sinai project receives $4M grant to understand the early stages of Crohn's disease
 
Mount Sinai project receives $4M grant to understand the early stages of Crohn's diseaseThe Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has been awarded a grant of more than $4 million from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to support an innovative research project aimed at understanding the early stages of Crohn's disease before noticeable symptoms develop.
 
 
 Hot spring baths shown to boost gut health, study finds
 
Hot spring baths shown to boost gut health, study findsResearchers discovered that bathing in Japanese hot springs significantly alters the gut microbiota in healthy individuals, offering potential health benefits by increasing certain beneficial bacteria. This is the first study to explore the distinct effects of different hot spring types on the gut microbiome.
 
 
 Overweight and obesity linked to rising death rates from bowel cancer among young adults
 
Overweight and obesity linked to rising death rates from bowel cancer among young adultsOverweight and obesity are contributing to rising death rates from bowel cancer among people aged 25-49 years in the European Union (EU) and the UK, although death rates from this type of cancer are decreasing overall across Europe.
 
 
 High diet quality in early life associated with reduced risk of IBD
 
High diet quality in early life associated with reduced risk of IBDA high quality diet at the age of 1 may curb the subsequent risk of inflammatory bowel disease, suggests a large long term study, published online in the journal Gut.
 
 
 Is inflammatory bowel disease causing your erectile dysfunction?
 
Is inflammatory bowel disease causing your erectile dysfunction?The causal link between erectile dysfunction (ED) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
 
 
 The colonoscopies were free. But the ‘surgical trays’ came with $600 price tags.
 
The colonoscopies were free. But the ‘surgical trays’ came with $600 price tags.Chantal Panozzo and her husband followed their primary care doctors' orders last year after they both turned 45, now the recommended age to start screening for colorectal cancer.
 
 
 Interventions for mood show promise for the management of IBD in improving mental health, inflammation and disease outcomes
 
Interventions for mood show promise for the management of IBD in improving mental health, inflammation and disease outcomesResearchers performed a meta-analysis to explore the impact of mood interventions on inflammatory disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
 
 
 High dietary intake of fish and vegetables in infancy may protect against IBD
 
High dietary intake of fish and vegetables in infancy may protect against IBDHaving a high dietary intake of fish and vegetables at 1 year of age, and a low intake of sugar beverages, seems to protect against inflammatory bowel disease