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Oncology & Cancer

Warning signs of colorectal cancer in younger adults

Colorectal cancer, the third-most common cancer in the U.S., has been rising among younger people for the past two decades. It is not one type of cancer but two cancers: colon cancer, which starts in the large intestine, ...

Oncology & Cancer

Analysis of new colorectal cancer immunotherapy shows more treatment options

A team of researchers from Cleveland Clinic Genomic Medicine share insights from an early set of 19,000 patients to receive immune checkpoint inhibitor treatments for colorectal cancer in the U.S.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Psychological stress may cause food-induced symptoms in IBS

Scientists have discovered that psychological stress can induce immune responses to food that can cause symptoms when that food is eaten again, findings that demonstrate the potential role of stress in symptoms of irritable ...

Oncology & Cancer

Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently?

Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that ...

Inflammatory disorders

Semisynthetic bile acid shows promise in reducing gut inflammation

A research team from the Medical University of Vienna has made further progress in the treatment of intestinal inflammation. A study shows that the semi-synthetic bile acid NorUDCA inhibits in the intestine the formation ...

Oncology & Cancer

New guideline on gastric premalignant cancer

The American College of Gastroenterology has published its first clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of gastric premalignant conditions (GPMC), which have an increased risk of progression to gastric cancer ...

Surgery

Perfusion technique for donor livers garners worldwide interest

A perfusion technique developed at University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) to test the quality of donor livers led to a record number of liver transplants last year; not only in Groningen, but throughout the Netherlands. ...

Neuroscience

Gut microbiome changes linked to multiple sclerosis, study finds

The gut microbiome comprises the trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that live in our digestive tracts, and it has been increasingly connected to human health and disease. A new Yale study reveals significant differences ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Ginger compound has potential to treat inflammatory bowel disease

An international team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has found a compound in ginger, called furanodienone (FDN), that selectively binds to and regulates a nuclear receptor involved in inflammatory bowel disease ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Boosting the gut barrier offers hope for Crohn's disease patients

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have uncovered a critical mechanism that may pave the way for innovative treatments for Crohn's disease. Their findings center on repairing the protective barrier of the gut to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

mRNA research explores new frontiers in celiac disease treatment

Jax Bari, an 11-year-old from Philadelphia, shows me a photo of himself. It's hard to look at; in it, he's sprawled out on the bathroom floor, sad, exhausted. He says, just hours earlier, he had accidentally consumed gluten ...

Neuroscience

How the gut triggers lasting pain in common conditions

A global research collaboration has revealed how certain gut cells switch on pain signals, which can linger long after the initial trigger has passed, potentially contributing to chronic pain in conditions like irritable ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Blood test guides personalized diet for irritable bowel syndrome relief

Michigan Medicine and Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that patients with irritable bowel syndrome were more likely to experience less abdominal pain if they followed a diet guided by the results of a blood test, compared ...