The hazards associated with microplastic pollution are becoming increasingly recognized. However, one study suggests that researchers have misjudged the impacts of nanoplastics — the insidiously ...
As people grow older, their bodies begin to change in subtle and sometimes frustrating ways. One of those changes, though rarely talked about, is a rising risk of chronic constipation. The problem can ...
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (UPI) --Discrimination -- prejudiced actions toward people based on their identity -- may cause stress that impairs gut health and lead to the growth of unhealthy bacteria that ...
MINNEAPOLIS, May 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Endogenex, a clinical-stage medical device company dedicated to improving outcomes in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), presented significant ...
In the 1966 sci-fi film Fantastic Voyage, a group of scientists ventures inside the body of an injured colleague to save him from a life-threatening blood clot. They get a front-row seat to the ...
Moderate exercise of about 17 metabolic equivalent task (MET)-hours per week significantly reduced the risk of digestive system cancers (DSCs) and DSC mortality. Optimal risk reduction occurred at ...
Digestive system malignancies (DSMTs)-including esophageal, gastric, colorectal, liver, and pancreatic cancers-represent a major public health challenge in China. A recent national epidemiological ...
SWOG S1310: Randomized phase II trial of single agent MEK inhibitor trametinib vs. 5-fluorouracil or capecitabine in refractory advanced biliary cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2015 ...