A little-understood medical condition ? which affects millions of older people in Britain ? is to be studied at The University of Nottingham. David Humes of the Division of Gastroenterology, in The School of Medical and Surgical Sciences, has gained funding from Help the Aged and the Royal College of Surgeons to explore how the pain caused by diverticular disease can be reduced.
New, updated guidelines for esophageal reflux testing appear in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Developed and approved by the American College of Gastroenterology, these guidelines summarize advances in gastroesophageal reflux disease diagnostic testing and how they have modified the clinical management of esophageal disorders.
By combining two techniques, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and near-infrared optics, researchers at Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Medical School may have devised a new, potentially more accurate method for diagnosing breast cancer.
Gleevec, a pill developed in conjunction with Oregon Health & Science University is again showing excellent results in preventing cancer recurrence in GIST patients after complete removal of their tumors.
Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (“Oncolytics”) (TSX:ONC, NASDAQ:ONCY) announced that subsequent to the regulatory review period for this submission, it is proceeding with a Phase II trial to evaluate the intravenous administration of REOLYSIN? in patients with various sarcomas that have metastasized to the lung.
College students with higher body mass indexes tend to consider larger food portion sizes as typical and therefore eat significantly larger amounts of high-calorie foods, according to researchers at Colorado State and San Diego State universities.
New findings support emerging research that increased intake of calcium and low-fat dairy products may lead to lower abdominal fat tissue?or adiposity?at least in young adult white males, according to research funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and cooperators.
Heart failure patients with untreated sleep apnea are more likely to die than those without this sleep disorder, says a study to be published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Researchers advise clinicians to discuss the benefits and harms of screening with the patient, as well as each woman’s individual cancer risk and preference about screening.
Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH, and David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD, Professors of Surgery at Scott and White?s University Medical Center and Texas A&M College of Medicine, and Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, respectively, have received a $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.