If you have stomach cancer, you have a higher chance of being cured if your healthcare team detects it early. A CT scan is often part of the diagnosis. Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, happens when ...

When a doctor suspects a person has stomach cancer, they will refer them to a specialist for tests. If the person receives a diagnosis, a doctor may refer them for further testing to determine the ...

This paper represents a part of the work done under a grant from the Proctor Fund for the Study of Chronic Disease. Medical House Pupil, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1903; Assistant in the Theory ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — More than 60 million people in the U.S. suffer from disorders in the gastrointestinal tract that could be cured by electrical stimulation, but scientists don't fully understand ...

The cardia is the entrance to the stomach at the bottom of the esophagus. Food and liquids initially pass through the cardia before entering the stomach. The cardia is one of four main parts of the ...

A new $3.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant is helping University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) researchers delve into one of the body’s most fascinating processes ...

—The impact on insulin sensitivity and stabilized β-cell function was similar despite more weight loss with surgery, but also transient. Reviewed by Clifton M. Jackness, MD, Adjunct Clinical Assistant ...