Gastrointestinal

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 ...

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

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 Graduate ...

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

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 ...

Some 10 trillion bacteria, fungi and other microbes live on or in us — primarily in our gut but also our mouth, airway, on our ...

In a study recently published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic researchers report that cases of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – ...

Internal bleeding is a major concern for patients who need blood-thinning medication to reduce the risk of a stroke. A recent study, published in the ...