Gastrointestinal

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Newborn vaccine set to save lives

The award-winning team behind an affordable and effective gastro vaccine is ensuring it will save as many newborn lives as possible globally

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How treating gut disorders needs to be a team effort

The medical system isn’t good at treating many common gastrointestinal disorders, but research finds that when they team up specialists can deliver significantly better outcomes

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What's gone wrong with managing bowel cancer in Australia?

Using four different approaches, researchers are attacking one of our most prevalent and preventable cancers, with the common goal of saving thousands of lives

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Making the most of probiotics

It isn’t only the probiotics, but the way they are produced and the food we eat them with that are important for our health

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Taking on the ‘toxic trio’ behind coeliac disease

The current treatment for coeliac disease is a gluten-free diet, but researchers want to ‘train’ the body to tolerate the toxic gluten protein as a new way to treat the disease

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The vaccine that may help prevent type 1 diabetes

New research finds that the rotavirus vaccine that’s saving young lives around the world may also help prevent type 1 diabetes

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How can heartburn end up as anaemia?

Research finds a link between some of the most popular heartburn treatments and iron deficiency, which can lead to anaemia

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Vaccinating newborns against the deadly rotavirus

A new vaccine, developed as a result of a chance discovery in the nappies of Melbourne babies, will save countless lives

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Guiding gut nerves home

Transplanting stem cells into the gut to replace missing nerves may be an alternative to surgery for children with Hirschsprung’s Disease