Patient data can predict life expectancy for older adults with diabetes
Veterans Affairs study based on more than 275,000 patientsCredit: Mackenzie Adams A new study finds that clinicians can use patient ...
Tag: Gastroenterology
The Parkinson’s disease gut has an overabundance of opportunistic pathogens
This novel finding will enable experimental studies to determine whether and how these microbes play a role in triggering the ...
Vitamin D could help mitigate chemotherapy side effects
Credit: University of South Australia As many cancer patients will confirm, the chemotherapy prescribed to kill the disease is often ...
Improved gut microbiota with cholesterol-lowering medication
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg There is a clear link between improved gut microbiota and one of our most common ...
With $16.5 million in NIH funding, MUSC opens two new digestive disease research centers
The recent openings of two centers have put the Medical University of South Carolina on the map as a leading ...
New clues on how lipid emulsions prevent liver disease in preterm babies
Credit: National Human Genome Research Institute. Infants born prematurely may require parenteral or intravenous nutrition to provide the necessary nourishment, ...
Four of ten adults worldwide have functional gastrointestinal disorders
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom For every ten adults in the world, four suffer from functional gastrointestinal disorders of varying ...
The AGA Research Foundation provides over $2 million in funding to promising researchers
The AGA Research Foundation funded 17 awards in the 2020 awards cycleCredit: American Gastroenterological Association Bethesda, MD (May 27, 2020) ...
New study sheds light on IBD patients with COVID
Researchers report findings from international registryCredit: UNC School of Medicine In an upcoming study to be published in Gastroenterology, researchers ...
Notorious cancer protein mutations cooperate to proliferate disease
Credit: Kanazawa University Understanding the genetic mutations and protein changes that take place in the progression of cancer is key ...
Yes, inflammatory bowel disease and celiac disease are linked
Credit: Photo courtesy McMaster University Hamilton, ON (May 13, 2020) - McMaster University researchers have established a connection between inflammatory ...
Earlier gestational diabetes diagnosis, less weight gain
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 11, 2020--A new study has shown that initiating screening for ...
Individualized mosaics of microbial strains transfer from the maternal to the infant gut
A microbiome 'fingerprint' method allows tracking of mothers' microbial strains inherited by infantsCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Microbial communities in ...
Researchers find certain foods common in diets of US adults with inflammatory bowel disease
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Foods, such as French fries, cheese, cookies, soda, and sports and energy drinks, are commonly found ...
New COVID-19 guidance for gastroenterologists
AGA has published new evidence-based recommendations citing that GI symptoms are not as common in COVID-19 as previously estimatedCredit: American ...
AGA and joint task force on allergy-immunology practice parameters release EoE guidelines
Guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for allergists and gastroenterologists focusing on the clinical management of EoE for pediatric and adult patientsCredit: ...
Death rates from prostate cancer predicted to decline overall in EU but rise in Poland
Lung and pancreatic cancer death rates continue to rise in womenCredit: Annals of Oncology Death rates from prostate cancer are ...
Mystery solved, rotavirus VP3 is a unique capping machine
Credit: CDC / Bryon Skinner After eluding researchers for more than 30 years, the VP3 protein of rotavirus has finally ...
Australia’s Centre for Digestive Diseases cures Crohn’s disease in new study
The Centre for Digestive Disease headed by Professor Thomas Borody has cured Crohn's disease as reported today by Dr Gaurav ...
Crohn’s disease: Preserving inflammation-free phases
Early detection of Crohn's disease flare-ups leads to improved therapy optionsCredit: Prof. Dirk Haller / TUM Intestinal stem cell metabolism ...