Gastrointestinal

A dissolvable plug delivered stem cell therapy with few side effects in patients with single tract perianal fistulas, Mayo Clinic researchers discovered.

The liver has the greatest regenerative capacity of any organ in the body, making it possible for surgeons to treat cancerous and noncancerous diseases with ...

James East, M.D., spends his days skillfully examining people’s colons, searching for and snaring away suspicious polyps that might one day turn into cancer. A ...

In a recent paper published in Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic scientists found the G9a enzyme, a regulator of gene expression, may inhibit inflammatory disorders, such as ...

In a new study, Mayo Clinic in Florida researchers and collaborators have found that the antiviral medication Paxlovid reduces the risk of hospitalization in patients ...

The prospect of losing weight for many can seem insurmountable. When regular weight-loss plans, diets and exercise strategies don't work out — and when comorbidities, ...

Patients with celiac disease have the same hepatitis B rate of immunity after vaccination and risk of infection as the general public, according to a ...

Chronic constipation is a reality for many people ― more often women than men. Fortunately, these symptoms generally respond to dietary fiber supplements or over-the-counter ...

Why does it take so long for new biomedical evidence to become accepted as standard practice in medicine? For example, in a May 2018 updated ...

Destiny Schultz earned her undergraduate degree in biochemistry at the University of Minnesota. Scott Johnson earned his in biology and chemistry at Concordia University in ...