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Gastrointestinal Disease
Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases affect the GI tract which extends from the mouth to the anus. GI diseases can be transient, such as nausea or vomiting, or chronic, such as lactose intolerance. Functional GI diseases, such as gas or bloating, occur when the GI tract appears normal but doesn't move, or function, properly. Structural GI diseases, such as diverticular disease or colon polyps, are characterized by an abnormal appearance of a component of the GI tract.
JUN 21, 2018 | 7:30 AM
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis also known as inflammatory bowel diseases or IBD, are characterized by chronic, recurrent inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, which result...
MAY 03, 2018 | 8:00 AM
DATE: May 3rd, 2018TIME: 8:00 AM PDT, 11:00 AM EDTIntestinal inflammation is a hallmark of the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including ulcerative colitis and Cr...
JAN 30, 2018 | 9:00 AM
DATE: January 30, 2018TIME: 9:00AM PST, 12:00PM ESTInfectious disease surveillance and monitoring is critical in settings where disease outbreaks and antibiotic resistance can dramatica...
NOV 15, 2017 | 9:00 AM
DATE: November 15, 2017TIME: 09:00am PST, 12:00pm ESTMicroRNAs (miRNA) are a class of small non-coding RNAs (approximately 21 nt long) that bind complementary sequences in target mRNAs...
SEP 13, 2017 | 6:00 AM
Adjunct probiotic therapy has the potential to decrease Clostridium difficile disease incidence and severity. After screening several potential probiotic bacteria for intrinsic resistance to...
SEP 01, 2017 | 12:00 AM
The enteric nervous system (ENS) plays an essential role in gut motility. Diseases of the ENS result in bowel motility disorders that are some of the most challenging clinical conditions to m...
FEB 22, 2017 | 9:00 AM
Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are now widely recognized as a clinical symptom of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and research into the microbiome-gut-brain axis is beginning to reveal the i...
SEP 08, 2016 | 9:00 AM
ME/CFS is a debilitating disease with a controversial history and multiple names. The Institute of Medicine recently recommended renaming the disease “Systemic Exertion Intoleranc...
SEP 07, 2016 | 6:00 AM
The human race, like all macrobiological life, evolved in a sea of microbes. There was no way to keep the bacterial and archaeal hoards at bay, so instead life evolved mechanisms to live with...
JUL 20, 2016 | 8:00 AM
DATE: July 20thTIME: 8AM PT, 11AM ET, 5PM CESTTherapies like ipilimumab and nivolumab have shown the potential for approaches that direct the patient’s own immune system aga...
