From the AGA Journals
From the AGA Journals
Tofacitinib upped herpes zoster risk in ulcerative colitis
Over a median of 1.4 years, therapy was otherwise safe, compared with placebo.
From the AGA Journals
Inducible nitric oxide synthase promotes insulin resistance in obesity
The findings could lead to new treatments for metabolic diseases.
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Crohn’s: Red meat avoidance won’t prevent flares
There were no significant differences in time to any symptomatic relapse between the high– and low–red meat diet groups at the end of the study....
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Zoster vaccination is underused but looks effective in IBD
For men with inflammatory bowel disease, herpes zoster vaccination was associated with about a 46% decrease in risk of associated infection...
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Pancreatic cancers often contained targetable mutations
A total of 17% of specimens harbored mutations that are potentially targetable with existing therapies. These mutations involved either RTK/ras/...
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Infections within first year of life predicted IBD
The correlation was strongest for onset by age 10 years.
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Direct-acting antivirals and hepatocellular carcinoma
For patients listed for liver transplantation, determine timing of DAA therapy on a case-by-case basis, consider regional wait times, availability...
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Survey: Palliative care blocked by many barriers in end-stage liver disease
Formal palliative care training was lacking among the physicians surveyed.
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Tailoring the Mediterranean diet for NAFLD
Keys to success included providing recipes and meal planners, education on how lifestyle and diet contribute to NAFLD, and offering care in person...
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MicroRNA-375 may be key to fibrolamellar carcinoma
Overexpression of microRNA-375 in a fibrolamellar carcinoma cell line suppressed cell migration and proliferation, which hints at therapeutic...