The gold standard for diagnosing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is impedance-pH monitoring. This test is particularly ...

The gastrointestinal microbiome remains an explosively increasing topic of study, assessing the potentially pivotal roles of the microbiome in maintaining health or causality in disease pathogenesis.

The esophagus is the muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach and brings food into the body. In eosinophilic ...

A cobblestone throat occurs when inflamed bumps develop in the back of your throat. Infections, allergies, and acid reflux ...

Caroline Cobine, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology within the University of ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a prevalent chronic condition characterized by recurrent reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus, leading to troublesome symptoms such as heartburn, ...

The following is a summary of “Gastrointestinal dysmotility is associated with proton pump inhibitor refractory esophagitis in patients with systemic sclerosis,” published in the September 2024 issue ...

Over a mean follow-up of 14.9 years, Parkinson's diagnoses emerged for 52 patients (2.2%) with upper GI mucosal damage and 48 ...

That can damage the cells lining the esophagus, prompting them to grow back with genetic mistakes.About 22,370 times a year in the United States, those mistakes culminate in cancer.Esophageal cancer ...

If you have acid reflux, your day-to-day habits can make a big difference. These tips can help make things better.

People with a history of upper gastrointestinal (GI) damage have a 76% higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.