From the NDDIC: Digestive Diseases Research and News
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) sent this bulletin at 06/19/2013 12:20 PM EDTTo view as a webpage, click here.
June 2013
Study Finding: Improved Mouse Model Simulates Alcoholic Liver Disease
Researchers from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health, have developed a new mouse model of alcoholic liver disease.
Study Finding: Gut Bacteria May Play a Role in Obesity and Glucose Tolerance
Researchers have found that a stomach bacterium called Helicobacter pylori may play a role in controlling glucose tolerance and body weight.
Study Finding: Liver Stem Cells Discovered in Mice
Scientists successfully identified and grew a renewable population of liver stem cells for the first time, a new study reported. The findings could eventually lead to approaches that help rejuvenate damaged livers in people.