Colon Stem Cells Rely on This Repair Signal, but It Can Go For want of a colonic stem cell niche, colonic stem cells are lost. For want of colonic stem cells, colonic epithelial integrity is lost. For want of colonic epithelial integrity, life is lost. So, the message is clear. Maintain a healthy colonic stem cell niche or suffer grave …

Antimicrobial Triclosan Changes Microbiota, Linked with Colitis and Colon Cancer The chemical triclosan is used as an antimicrobial agent in more than 2000 consumer products, from toothpaste and cosmetics to kitchenware and toys. Studies in mice by a team of scientists in the U.S. and China have now linked short-term dietary exposure to triclosan with altered gut microbiota, colonic inflammation, …

Study Shines Light on Gut Microbiome in Colon Cancer according to a recent study published in the journal mSystems. The study is the first to demonstrate that the interaction between microRNA and the gut microbiome may play a role in colorectal cancer. “This is a correlation, but it is still very exciting, because if we see a causal effect, you …

Colorectal cancer-combined analysis enhances risk prediction First-degree relatives affected by colorectal cancer comprise a patient’s elevated risk of developing bowel cancer. The same holds true for people who have large numbers of genetic risk markers in their genome. Both factors are usually used alternatively, not combined, to predict risk. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg have …

The sugar-attaching enzyme that defines colon cancer Researchers have identified an enzyme that is absent in healthy colon tissue but abundant in colon cancer cells, according to a report in the Jan. 26 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The enzyme appears to drive the conversion of normal colon tissue into cancer by attaching sugar molecules, or glycans, to …

  Rapid test for early detection of colon cancer introduced Dubai: A private group in the UAE has announced the launch of ‘Colo Alert’, the first DNA-based rapid test in its laboratories to detect early colon cancer in the country. Colo Alert uses a highly precise molecular-genetic analysis method to detect tumour tissue, increasing the rate of colon cancer detection by …