Diagnosed with acute liver failure and her health rapidly deteriorating, it seemed like 11-month-old Lennon would need a miracle to survive. Thanks to a team of specialists at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, she just celebrated her third birthday.
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is becoming increasingly widespread. Until now, however, the underlying causes of the inflammation responses were unclear.
Using a physician anesthesiologist-led Anesthesia Care Team model increases patient access to care, compared to nurse-administered sedation for gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy procedures, according to research being presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ ADVANCE 2022, the Anesthesiology Business Event.
Researchers at UC San Diego used a multi-omics approach to investigate stool samples from patients with ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. The team has identified the family of microbiome-derived enzymes driving the disease, and demonstrated a potential therapeutic solution.
New UCLA-led research in mice suggests that adding a certain type of tomato concentrate to the diet can reduce the intestinal inflammation that is associated with HIV. Left untreated, intestinal inflammation can accelerate arterial disease, which in turn can lead to heart attack and stroke.
Results of a new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University represent a step toward improving our understanding of Crohn’s disease and the factors that cause its intestinal inflammation.
The January issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology includes updated ACG Clinical Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of GERD, as well as updated guidelines on the age to start and stop colorectal cancer screening from the U.S. MSTF on Colorectal Cancer.
Researchers reporting in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology found that people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have more microplastics in their feces than healthy controls, suggesting that the fragments could be related to the disease process.
Identificar mutaciones genéticas hereditarias en el cáncer de páncreas puede ayudar a determinar tratamientos individualizados y potencialmente prolongar la supervivencia, según una nueva investigación del Centro de Medicina Individualizada de Mayo Clinic.
New studies reveal insights into 30-year mortality—and a disturbing rise in stomach cancer. By Katie SweeneyIn 2019, researchers at the Cancer and Blood Disease Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, in collaboration with USC investigators from the Los Angeles Cancer Surveillance Program, were the first to publish a new look at cancer outcomes in adolescents and young adults (AYAs).
لندن - الأطعمة الخاصة هي من ملذات احتفالات العطلات، لكن على الجانب السلبي، بالنسبة للأشخاص الذين يعانون من أمراض الجهاز الهضمي أو أولئك الذين يفرطون في الأكل، يمكن لولائم العطلات التسبب سريعًا في ما يمكن تشبيهه بثمالة الطعام
comidas especiais estão entre os prazeres das celebrações de fim de ano. O problema é que, para pessoas com doenças digestivas ou pessoas que exageram, as festas de fim de ano podem rapidamente se tornar a versão alimentar de uma ressaca.
Las comidas especiales se encuentran entre los placeres de las celebraciones navideñas. Sin embargo, para las personas con enfermedades digestivas o aquellas que se exceden, las comidas de las fiestas pueden producir rápidamente la versión alimentaria de una resaca.
Special foods are among the pleasures of holiday celebrations. On the negative side, for people with digestive diseases or those who overindulge, holiday feasting can quickly produce the food version of a hangover. James East, M.D., a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains why this sometimes happens and how we can enjoy the menu while also making holidays happy for our digestive systems.
The December issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology is the final issue published under the leadership of Co-Editors-in-Chief Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, FACG, and Brennan M.R. Spiegel, MD, MSHS, FACG.
Shigella, a bacterial pathogen that causes dysentery and is the leading cause of childhood diarrheal diseases, inserts a pore called a translocon into an infected person’s intestinal cells and then injects bacterial proteins into the cells.
Mice fed a diet high in fat, cholesterol and calories, akin to the Western diet, had higher measures of blood lipids associated with elevated levels of inflammation, a new UCLA study finds.
This holiday season, millions of people will be celebrating with family and friends, perhaps for the first time in two years. While good cheer may fill the air, danger could be lurking just beyond the door to the kitchen or dining room.
مدينة روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا - تشرين الثاني/نوفمبر هو شهر التوعية بسرطان المعدة. كان سرطان المعدة، أو السرطان المَعدي، سادس أكثر أنواع السرطانات شيوعًا في عام 2020، حيث سُجِلت 1.09 مليون حالة جديدة، وفقًا لمنظمة الصحة العالمية. كما كان السبب الخامس الأكثر شيوعًا للوفاة بالسرطان في عام 2020.
Noviembre es el mes para concienciación sobre el cáncer de estómago. Según la Organización Mundial de la Salud, el cáncer de estómago (también conocido como cáncer gástrico) fue en el año 2020 el sexto tipo más frecuente de cáncer con 1,09 millones de casos nuevos.
novembro é o Mês de Conscientização sobre o Câncer Gástrico. O câncer gástrico, também conhecido como câncer de estômago, foi o sexto câncer mais comum em 2020, com 1,09 milhões de novos casos, de acordo com a Organização Mundial da Saúde.
Using mouse models researchers found that stress hormones suppressed the innate immune system that normally protects the gut from invasive Enterobacteriaceae
Harpreet Pall, M.D., MBA, CPE, chair and professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine and K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital, has published new research about the social and economic influences of emergency versus non-emergency gastrointestinal (GI) procedures in children.
November is Gastric Cancer Awareness Month. Gastric cancer, also known as stomach cancer, was the sixth most common cancer in 2020, with 1.09 million new cases, according to the World Health Organization. It was the fifth most common cause of cancer death in 2020. Gastric cancer is common in certain parts of the world, including South America and Asia.
In a University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers revealed a striking pattern following a functional screen of extracts from plants collected in Muir Woods National Monument, in coastal redwood forest land in California. They found plants with a long history of use by Native Americans as topical analgesics, were often also used as gastrointestinal aids.
Choosing and marking a stoma site, with accompanying patient education, is an important part of care for patients who may need an ostomy. Professionals involved in the care of patients undergoing stoma surgery will find a current, evidence-based statement on preoperative stoma site marking in the November/December issue of the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing (JWOCN), the official journal of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses SocietyTM (WOCN®). The JWOCN is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Large retrospective cohort study from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai on ulcerative colitis patients undergoing ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Is 3-stage safest?
The November issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology features several articles examining the association between common conditions or treatments and the risk for disease development, including a study on the association between higher body mass index and increased risk for early-onset colorectal cancer, and a population study on proton pump inhibitors and all-cause mortality.
Researchers gleaned their results by analyzing blood and biopsy samples from two groups totalling 18 people with Crohn’s disease, comparing them to a matching number of people from two healthy control groups. A mouse model of IBD was also used. Khan said his study was the first demonstration of the interaction between serotonin, autophagy and gut microbiota in intestinal inflammation. The paper was published by Science Advances today. Sabah Haq, a PhD student who works with Khan, is first author.
A safe, localized treatment for chronic inflammation in the intestinal tract will move one step closer to helping patients reduce their risk of developing colon cancer.
Even though young patients with metastatic colorectal cancer tend to be more fit and receive more intensive treatment than older patients, both groups survive for roughly the same amount of time, according to a new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators.
Exposure to the heavy metal cadmium is known to irritate the stomach and lungs or cause kidney disease, but new research links another health issue to inadvertently ingesting low doses of the pollutant: high activation of the antibodies that cause an allergic response.
Samir A. Shah, MD, FACG, was elected by the membership as the 2021-2022 President of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), a national medical organization representing more than 16,000 clinical gastroenterologists and other specialists in digestive diseases.
Featured science includes increased incidence of pancreatic cancer among young women, quality of life improvements in IBD, colorectal cancer risk from weight loss surgery and medications, and more
The featured lectures at the 2021 ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course showcase innovative and challenging issues in clinical gastroenterology. This year’s lectures include a special Keynote Address delivered by Dr. Thomas Frieden, CEO of Resolve to Save Lives and former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
For people hesitant to come into the hospital or an outpatient center to get a colonoscopy, home-administered fecal occult blood tests (FOBT) may provide a useful workaround tool.