Gastroenterology

Chlorinated drinking water exposure in infancy was associated with increased antimicrobial resistance pathways in the gut microbiome in a new trial.

Daraxonrasib demonstrated encouraging survival and tumour response outcomes in advanced pancreatic cancer trials.

BCAA supplementation reduced gut inflammation and improved constipation symptoms in a Parkinson’s disease mouse model.

One colonoscopy can significantly reduce colorectal cancer incidence but not mortality, according to an ongoing long-term randomised controlled trial.

Immunotherapy before standard surgery, instead of post-operative chemotherapy, has led to zero relapses after follow-up in new results from the NEOPRISM-CRC trial.

A real-time AI model accurately differentiated benign and malignant gastric ulcers during endoscopy, potentially improving gastric cancer diagnosis.

In this latest study, researchers showed that while the ketogenic diet maintained intestinal balance under normal conditions, it significantly exacerbated colitis when the gut lining was damaged.

Automated text messages significantly improve colorectal cancer screening uptake compared to phone calls, offering a scalable, low-cost strategy.