Genetic testing cost effective for newly diagnosed GIST
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Because gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are sensitive to the targeted small molecule therapy imatinib, ...
Tag: Gastroenterology
Team develops wearable sensor to help people with inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers' device tracks biomarkers in sweat, may indicate flare-upsCredit: University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas at Dallas researchers ...
Hypercoagulability in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Because COVID-19 may present with medium to large arterial and venous abdominal and extremity macrothrombi, radiologists should raise concern for ...
Researcher gets $1.95 million grant to study how gut bacteria cause decline of aging immune system
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Leszek Ignatowicz, a professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has ...
Cincinnati Children’s scientists identify hormone that might help treat malabsorption
Human intestinal organoids grown from stem cells used to model congenital disorder in babiesCredit: Heather A. McCauley, PhD/Cincinnati Children's Hospital ...
Molecular basis underlying colorectal cancer revealed
Credit: Tadasuke Tsukiyama, et al., Nature Communications, September 15, 2020 A team of scientists has unraveled the molecular mechanism behind ...
High-risk patients for colorectal cancer lack knowledge about colonoscopy
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States and ...
Researchers discover gene that could decrease likelihood of developing alcoholic cirrhosis
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are learning more about how a person's genes ...
Human norovirus strains differ in sensitivity to the body’s first line of defense
Credit: CDC Interferon (IFN) responses are one of the first defenses the body mounts against viral infections, and research has ...
Pro-inflammatory lipids precede Type 1 diabetes onset in mouse model and children
These lipids may act as a biomarker for Type 1 diabetes and offer a therapeutic target to prevent the diseaseCredit: ...
Scientists discover key regulator of neuron function and survival
Preclinical study in Cell Reports points to possible treatment for epileptic seizuresCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Scientists studying neuronal energy ...
How bacteria adhere to fiber in the gut
Molecular mechanics of bacterial superglueCredit: University of Basel, Department of Chemistry Researchers have revealed a new molecular mechanism by which ...
Two discoveries boost next-generation organoid development
New research collaboration tunes into signals that will help make better organoids to mimic functions of the trachea, esophagus, stomach, ...
Immune protein IL-17A responsible for lethal side effects of gastric cancer
Researchers from Kanazawa University find that as gastric cancer spreads throughout the peritoneal cavity, inflammatory protein IL-17A induces tissue fibrosis, ...
Magnetic stimulation dramatically improves fecal incontinence
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Painless magnetic stimulation of nerves that regulate muscles in the anus and rectum ...
Inflammatory bowel disease linked to an immune cell run amok
New findings may provide new therapeutic target and help explain why IBD and other autoimmune diseases are often chronic and ...
Studies of gut microbiota and contractility help deal with chronic constipation
A paper by Kazan Federal University and Kazan State Medical University appeared in PLOS ONE.Credit: Kazan Federal University Chronic constipation ...
Inventing new tools to peer into the gastrointestinal tract
New sensors can reveal therapeutic targets, impact of probioticsCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher is developing a ...
Antibiotics associated with increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease
Credit: Gustav Mårtensson Antibiotics use, particularly antibiotics with greater spectrum of microbial coverage, may be associated with an increased risk ...
Gluten in wheat: What has changed during 120 years of breeding?
Modern wheat is off the hook?Credit: Katharina Scherf / Leibniz-LSB@TUM In recent years, the number of people affected by coeliac ...