The adult human esophagus is an 18- to 25-cm long muscular tube that has cervical, thoracic, and abdominal parts. The esophagus wall is composed of striated muscle in the upper part, smooth muscle in ...
Normal human esophagus carries a high number of mutations, but tumors are rare, due to mutant cells eliminating early tumors. Cells carrying mutations can out compete early tumours in the mouse ...
(BOSTON) — Acid reflux, the backwash of stomach acid into the swallowing tube, or esophagus, is something that many experience occasionally. When it happens repeatedly and becomes a chronic problem, ...
A team has developed a digital tool to better monitor a condition known as Barrett's esophagus, which affects more than 3 million people in the United States. Barrett's occurs when the mucosal lining ...
Disorders like esophageal cancer and gastroesophageal reflux disease are difficult to treat without properly understanding the esophagus’s mechanical properties. The findings establish a baseline for ...
A vitamin-sized diagnostic could be the future of esophageal cancer prevention. Cancer of the esophagus — the muscular tube that moves food from the mouth into the stomach — has just a 20% five-year ...
In back-to-back reports published Aug. 27, 2020, in Nature Communications, a team of scientists from Cincinnati Children's and Japan report discoveries that will be vital to a new wave of more-complex ...
In back-to-back reports published Aug. 27, 2020, in Nature Communications, a team of scientists from Cincinnati Children's and Japan report discoveries that will be vital to a new wave of more-complex ...
The esophagus is the tube that connects your mouth to your stomach. Barrett’s esophagus is a condition where the tissue in your lower esophagus becomes damaged. It starts to resemble the tissue in ...
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Common diabetes drug slows growth of normal cells carrying cancer mutation, finds study
A common diabetes medication, metformin, slows the growth of precancerous cells in the esophagus while some metabolic conditions accelerate it, suggests a new study. Researchers from the Wellcome ...
A team including researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a digital tool to better monitor a condition known as Barrett's esophagus, which affects more ...
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