Feature Channels: Digestive Disorders

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The latest research news from the Health Disparities Channel.

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New UCLA-led research in mice suggests that adding a certain type of tomato concentrate to the diet can reduce the intestinal inflammation that is associated with HIV. Left untreated, intestinal inflammation can accelerate arterial disease, which in turn can lead to heart attack and stroke.

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The January issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology includes updated ACG Clinical Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of GERD, as well as updated guidelines on the age to start and stop colorectal cancer screening from the U.S. MSTF on Colorectal Cancer.

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Researchers reporting in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology found that people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have more microplastics in their feces than healthy controls, suggesting that the fragments could be related to the disease process.

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Identificar mutaciones genéticas hereditarias en el cáncer de páncreas puede ayudar a determinar tratamientos individualizados y potencialmente prolongar la supervivencia, según una nueva investigación del Centro de Medicina Individualizada de Mayo Clinic.

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New studies reveal insights into 30-year mortality—and a disturbing rise in stomach cancer. By Katie SweeneyIn 2019, researchers at the Cancer and Blood Disease Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, in collaboration with USC investigators from the Los Angeles Cancer Surveillance Program, were the first to publish a new look at cancer outcomes in adolescents and young adults (AYAs).

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特殊的节庆食物是庆祝节日的乐趣之一。对于患有消化系统疾病或那些暴饮暴食的人来说，坏消息是节日大餐很快会导致食物版的宿醉。

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comidas especiais estão entre os prazeres das celebrações de fim de ano. O problema é que, para pessoas com doenças digestivas ou pessoas que exageram, as festas de fim de ano podem rapidamente se tornar a versão alimentar de uma ressaca.

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Las comidas especiales se encuentran entre los placeres de las celebraciones navideñas. Sin embargo, para las personas con enfermedades digestivas o aquellas que se exceden, las comidas de las fiestas pueden producir rápidamente la versión alimentaria de una resaca.

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Special foods are among the pleasures of holiday celebrations. On the negative side, for people with digestive diseases or those who overindulge, holiday feasting can quickly produce the food version of a hangover. James East, M.D., a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains why this sometimes happens and how we can enjoy the menu while also making holidays happy for our digestive systems.

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Beyond Delta and Omicron: Plant-Based Nutrition for Whole-Body Health in the Age of COVID

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The December issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology is the final issue published under the leadership of Co-Editors-in-Chief Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, FACG, and Brennan M.R. Spiegel, MD, MSHS, FACG.

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Mice fed a diet high in fat, cholesterol and calories, akin to the Western diet, had higher measures of blood lipids associated with elevated levels of inflammation, a new UCLA study finds.