Mini-intestine grown in a test tube for nutritional research
Organoids just a quarter of a millimeter across exhibit functions of the human intestine.Research efforts on the intestine have increased in recent years.
November 20, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: exhibit-functions, human, intestine, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, the-human, the-intestine
Protecting Intestine From Radiation Injury With Probiotic
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that taking a probiotic before radiation therapy can protect the intestine from damage – at least in mice. The new study suggests that taking a probiotic also may help cancer patients avoid intestinal injury, a common problem in those receiving radiation therapy for abdominal cancers…
November 20, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: common-problem, diet, intestine, may-help, medicine, nutrition, protect-the-intestine, radiation-therapy, school, the-intestine
