People with digestive system diseases should pay special attention to try to prevent dementia, a new study warns. That’s because certain gastrointestinal problems are linked to dementia — and some ...

Deep in the folds of the intestine, in microscopic pockets called crypts, a quiet surveillance system is always at work. Stem cells lining the gut wall are not just rebuilding tissue—they are ...

The researchers found positive associations for celiac disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, and type 1 diabetes with pancreatic, esophageal, colon, liver, and hepatobiliary cancers. HealthDay News — ...

Digestive issues are one of the most common health problems, and there is not one solution for it. From your food intake and your way of living to certain infections, there are many factors affecting ...

Colorectal cancer is cancer of the colon and rectum the two vital components of the digestive tract. TheHealthSite.com ...

Sjögren disease causes dryness throughout your body, including in your digestive tract. Without moisture, digestion slows, and symptoms such as constipation can develop. Sjögren disease (also called ...

The enteric nervous system (ENS), which is regarded as our second brain, is the part of the autonomic nervous system that controls the digestive tract. Housed along the entire length of the digestive ...

A multicenter clinical trial published in JAMA has found that a long-used endoscopic procedure does not prevent recurrent pancreatitis in adults with an anatomic anomaly, challenging decades of ...

In a comprehensive study, researchers from the Department of Epidemiology at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Augsburg have provided reliable evidence for a link between chronic ...