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Drug study brings hope for bowel disease sufferers
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... for debilitating inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Dr Simon Keely has shown the potential ... irreparably scarred by recurring cycles of inflammation.” With the gastrointestinal tract being the largest organ in the body – ... the umbrella term for a group of chronic digestive disorders in the gastrointestinal tract – most notably Crohn’s disease which is a ...
Gastrointestinal Inflammation & Infections
Category: Research
The gastrointestinal tract is the largest organ in the body being equivalent ... court in surface area. Australia has one of the highest rates of gastrointestinal disorders including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the world with the cause remaining largely unknown.   ...
Simon Keely
Category: Researcher Profiles
... interests? Investigating how tissue oxygen contributes to whether a disease resolves or progresses to chronic inflammation.  How gastrointestinal inflammation contributes to disease in other organs.  ... get into research? Many people don't appreciate just how wide spread gastrointestinal diseases are in the community and how much they impact ...
Bridie Goggins
Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? Understanding inflammatory gastrointestinal disease Understanding how we can manipulate gut disease behaviour to ... intervention. I also have close friends who suffer from chronic gastrointestinal illness, which added a personal aspect and drive behind ...
Kurtis Budden
Category: Researcher Profiles
Research Interests Respiratory Disease Gastrointestinal Disease Microbiomes Diet and Nutrition ... ahs expanded to investigate the broader involvement of the lung and gastrointestinal microbiome in a range of chronic diseases, including ...
Cystic Fibrosis
Category: Research

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common genetically-inherited life-shortening chronic illness affecting young Australians today. A baby is born with cystic fibrosis every four days (Source – Better Health Channel). It primarily affects the respiratory system with recurrent infections and the risk for lung damage long term, among other symptoms.

Gerard Kaiko
Category: Researcher Profiles
... Intestinal diseases (cystic fibrosis, asthma, lung cancer, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis) The role of stem cells in tissue ... Kaiko moved to the study of adult stem cells, and the microbiome in gastrointestinal disease. In the US, Dr Kaiko was a senior member of a ... 3D technology to generate adult stem cells from all areas of the gastrointestinal and respiratory systems. These stem cells are cultured ...
Nick Talley
Category: Researcher Profiles
... research interests? Dyspepsia and functional dyspepsia Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders Irritable bowel syndrome Gastro-oesophagal reflux disease and Barrett's oesophagus Why did you get into research? An ... bowel syndrome, unlock new targets for therapies and ultimately cure disease. Biography A gastroenterologist with a special interest in ...
Grace Burns
Category: Researcher Profiles
... immune system and microbiota interact to drive symptoms in functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) such as functional dyspepsia (FD) and ... completion of my undergraduate degree. I’m fascinated by how the gastrointestinal immune system and microbiota work together to protect ... is focused on identifying how this relationship is disrupted in GI disease, with the hope of identifying treatment targets to improve ...
Scott Nightingale
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... interests? Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE for short) is a chronic disease of the oesophagus (food pipe) that causes growth and feeding ... and outcomes of inflammatory bowel disease in children. Functional gastrointestinal disorders are common conditions that cause abdominal ... practice for the better, and improving outcomes for children with gastrointestinal and liver disease, are the ultimate goals of my ...
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