Recent technological advancements have enabled the development of new cutting-edge medical devices, including surgical robots, sensors that can monitor physiological processes and VR platforms to train doctors. A long-standing ...
Researchers at Copenhagen University Hospital and Aarhus University, Denmark, have looked into the potential association between proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), commonly used antacid medications to suppress stomach acid production, ...
Growing up, Texas A&M University biomedical engineering doctoral student Claudia Collier understood that a family outing could abruptly end at any moment. The possibility that her mother might suffer from a flare-up loomed, ...
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A recently published study by Houston Methodist scientists suggests telltale signs of concussions might be found in the gut. By taking blood, stool and saliva samples from 33 Rice University football players, the researchers ...
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University of Calgary researchers probing the gut—"the inner tube of life"—have for the first time discovered specific factors in its workings that in the future may help improve treatment for patients facing gut damage ...
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In a study with mice reported today in the journal Science Translational Medicine, a Johns Hopkins Medicine research team has provided what may be the most definitive view to date of the biological process leading to necrotizing ...
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Embedded throughout the gastrointestinal system is an extensive array of neurons that coordinates nearly all activities involved in digestion, gut motility, and response to noxious stimuli. These cells make up the enteric ...
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Genetic studies in humans, zebrafish and mice have revealed how two different types of genetic variations team up to cause a rare condition called Hirschsprung's disease. The findings add to an increasingly clear picture ...
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Wu Tsai Neuro Faculty Scholar Julia Kaltschmidt and MD/Ph.D. candidate Lori Dershowitz propose a novel theory that could transform our understanding of pediatric gastrointestinal (GI) motility disorders.
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"Following your gut;" "losing your appetite;" "a gutsy move." We may think of the gut as a simple digestive organ, but these familiar phrases reflect the central role the gut plays in a much wider range of essential functions. ...
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