Colon cancer has quietly moved into a grim new position in American health, overtaking other malignancies to become the ...

News and commentary from the world of gastroenterology and hepatology ...

The new molecules selectively reduced inflammatory signaling in human immune cells without affecting other immune pathways. Treatment with the molecules also reduced inflammation in mice with the ...

New data has revealed that colorectal cancer is now the number one cause of cancer-related death in the US for men and women ...

Georgia Banks from Maltby says taking part in the drug trial means she can pursue a career in dance.

Your belly hurts. The diarrhea keeps coming. And you certainly don’t feel like eating. These are telltale signs of colitis. But which kind? Colitis is a term used to describe inflammation in your ...

A chain of immune reactions in the gut—driven by a key signaling protein and a surge of white blood cells from the bone marrow—may help explain why people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a ...

One doctor suggests easing colonoscopy concerns by sharing the experience. Oct. 20, 2008 — -- Hardly a week goes by that I don't hear about someone losing the battle to colon cancer. And each and ...

Transverse colon samples from confirmed Alzheimer’s disease cases showed distinct gut microbiome and proteomic shifts, ...

Abdominal fat is not a uniform tissue. A new study from Karolinska Institutet, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, and ...

Researchers found that the Wnt5a protein, secreted by inflammatory fibroblasts within cancerous tumors, inhibits angiogenesis and consequently promotes hypoxia within tumors. Hypoxic conditions help ...