Researchers report the use of Linked Color Imaging, an innovative modality that specifically combines selected wavelengths of light for illumination in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. This method, ...

Warfarin is associated with higher rates of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding but not overall or lower gastrointestinal bleeding rates compared with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), according to ...

Background: Some people who suffer an upper gastrointestinal bleed or perforation die. The mortality rate was estimated at 12% in studies published before 1997, but a systematic survey of more recent ...

Researchers have linked upper gastrointestinal tract damage to a higher risk for developing Parkinson’s disease. The report, published Sept. 5 in JAMA Network Open, showed that mucosal damage seen on ...

Researchers identified and characterized rare cell types in the esophagus, stomach and upper part of the small intestine, using single cell RNA sequencing. They provide detailed gene expression ...

This study investigates upper gastrointestinal tract (UGIT) involvement in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), a condition traditionally considered limited to the colon. Although extra-colonic ...

For patients with Lynch disease, taking a daily supplement containing resistant starch reduced upper gastrointestinal cancers by more than half. A supplement containing resistant starch derived from ...

Response and remission rates to immunosuppressive therapy was similar in Crohn disease (CD) with upper gastrointestinal (GI) involvement or extensive CD (ECD), according to study ...

Key opinion leaders navigate unmet needs across the treatment landscape of gastroesophageal cancer. Laura Bobolts, PharmD, BCOP: The unmet need for patients with esophageal and upper–GI ...

Upper GI mucosal damage was tied to a 76% higher risk of subsequent Parkinson's disease. The retrospective study followed GI patients for nearly 15 years. The findings support literature suggesting ...