Colon Disease Articles & Analysis
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In addition to gastric diseases, colonization with these bacteria is also associated with dysfunction of everything from bone density to stem cell division. ...
Microbiome and Precision Medicine The focus of precision medicine at its early stage was human genetic analysis, mainly on disease-related genes in the human genome. With its development, more attention has been given to genetic testing related to a person's current health status, such as liquid biopsies. In recent years, the human microbiome has been found to reflect the health ...
The microbiome has been shown to play roles in many different disease processes and is implicated in many more, from infectious and gastrointestinal diseases to autoimmune and neurological disorders. ...
A review of oral drug delivery to the colon is a difficult but desirable method of administration. In order to target the colon the dosage form must overcome the barriers presented by the gastrointestinal tract including the steep pH gradient, binding to the mucus layer, premature clearance, and premature cellular uptake. ...