Gastrointestinal

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

In a study published December 7, 2020, scientists at Mayo Clinic identify a new way liver cells break down fat. This study, published in [...]

Losing more than a dozen family members to chronic hepatitis infection, liver cancer and other liver disease motivated Essa Mohamed to get a Ph.D. from Mayo Clinic [...]

The inflammatory disease pancreatitis can be painful and life-threatening on its own, and it can also increase the risk of pancreatic cancer — [...]

Medical professionals commonly recommend putting ice on a break or sprain. Cooling acts as a ‘slow motion’ button for our cells, blocking inflammation and damage by slowing [...]

Want to get healthy? Try diet and exercise. Americans age 50 and younger — especially people with obesity — hear this recommendation frequently. But for older individuals healthy [...]