Rice bran compound may help ease irritable bowel symptoms
A naturally occurring compound found in rice bran may influence how strongly the intestines contract, according to new research from Toho University. The study, led by Dr. Keisuke Obara, Dr.…
Study finds two types of colon polyps can raise bowel cancer risk fivefold
Researchers from Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre have identified an important connection between two common types of bowel polyps and a greater risk of cancer. Their findings appear in…
The hidden “Big Bang” that decides how bowel cancer grows
Just as the universe began with a colossal explosion, bowel cancer also experiences a “Big Bang” moment that determines how it will grow and spread, according to new research supported…
Fatal neurodegenerative disease in kids also affects the bowel
ssor of pediatrics, of genetics and of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. “It can be painful and a serious quality of life issue for the…