The Liver: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) With over 500 crucial functions, our liver plays a pivotal role in our bodies. Our liver even has the incredible ability to regenerate and replace itself. But what...
11th October 2019
Guts UK funded research could lead to new treatments for liver disease. Professor Henderson and colleagues at the University of Edinburgh have identified new sub-types of cells that, when they interact, accelerate the scarring process...
10th October 2019
Earlier this year a UK wide collaboration led by the University of Exeter and the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation, and funded by Guts UK, revealed that early personalised treatment could help people with...
8th October 2019
The fascinating story of the discovery of a corkscrew-shaped bacteria (helicobacter pylori) and it’s link to stomach ulcers and stomach cancer. Australian doctors Barry Marshall and Robin Warren discovered that H. pylori could lead to...
1st October 2019
Although he experienced more than one too-close-for-comfort encounters with the local bears, Professor Chris Hawkey has safely returned from Kamchatka and landed on UK soil! Prof. Hawkey stands proudly below a volcano that he ascended...
23rd September 2019
Guts UK enlisted the help of the Audrey Spencer School of Dance to sing ‘Let’s Talk About Guts, Baby’ from the stage of the Huddersfield Food and Drink Festival in the Summer of 2019. The...
19th September 2019
Love your Gut Week (16-22ndSeptember) is a much celebrated week at Guts UK. 2019’s theme is “talking taboo”. We want to tackle the taboo surrounding gut health and encourage people to talk to their GPs,...
16th September 2019
Remember a Charity Week in 2019 runs from 9-15th September, and sees hundreds of charities come together to encourage people to leave charitable gifts in wills, and pass on something wonderful to the next generation....
9th September 2019
Prof. Hawkey sporting his Guts UK t-shirt Professor Chris Hawkey has practiced as a gastroenterologist for nearly 40 years. At Guts UK, we’ve been honoured to have him as our Medical Chair and trustee for...
29th August 2019
As you may already know, Guts UK are organising their all new public awareness event: Exploring the Science of Digestion. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to learn more about the hidden world inside...
23rd August 2019
