Gastroenterology

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19/03/2018 - Colorectal cancer mortality rates falling – European analysis
Europe has achieved major progress in reducing mortality from colorectal cancer, experts say today. More

12/03/2018 - Drink rather than vaccine may be cholera answer
A fast-acting, drinkable antidote for cholera epidemics is getting closer to being developed, according to two new studies. More

09/03/2018 - How binge-watching puts men at risk
Men who binge-watch television face a significantly increased risk of developing colorectal cancer, according to the findings of a major UK analysis published today. More

21/02/2018 - Typhoid gains extra DNA
An antibiotic resistant form of typhoid devastating Pakistan has acquired an extra piece of DNA, researchers have revealed. More

31/01/2018 - Backing for rotavirus vaccine
Rotavirus vaccination for babies in the UK has had a big impact on the poorest communities, according to a new analysis. More

24/01/2018 - Probiotics for healthy pregnancy?
Probiotics could help lower the risks of preeclampsia and premature birth, Swedish researchers say today. More

15/01/2018 - Reminders boost bowel screening trials
Reminder letters and a leaflet of explanation have achieved a significant improvement in the uptake of flexible sigmoidoscopy screening in England, researchers report today. More

28/12/2017 - Bowel disease nose detector unveiled
An electronic nose could distinguish between Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, Spanish researchers have reported. More

10/11/2017 - Cholera map to aid prediction
Cholera has been endemic in Asia for 50 years, repeatedly crossing into Africa and Latin America, according to a major study of the disease published last night. More

03/11/2017 - Women affected by emergency bowel cancer diagnoses
Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with bowel cancer following an emergency hospital visit, researchers warn today. More

02/11/2017 - Acid reflux drugs link to gastric cancer studied
New findings suggest that long-term use of proton pump inhibitors is linked with an increased risk of gastric cancer in patients infected with Helicobacter pylori - even after the infection has been treated. More

18/10/2017 - Hope for colorectal cancer drug
Scientists have identified a new way of modifying the Wnt cell signalling pathway that could help treat colorectal cancers, it has been announced. More

29/09/2017 - Typhoid vaccine passes trial
A new vaccine could prevent more than half of typhoid infections, researchers report today. More

15/08/2017 - Colorectal cancer survival improving
Improved treatment and diagnosis has achieved a dramatic drop in mortality rates from colorectal cancer in the last two decades, according to an analysis published today. More

29/06/2017 - IBD gene search gets closer
Significant progress has been made in searching for genes responsible for inflammatory bowel disease, it was announced last night. More

16/06/2017 - Gene test for oesophageal cancer drug
Scottish researchers have announced the discovery of a genetic test to identify patients who will benefit from a drug for oesophageal cancer. More

02/06/2017 - Diarrhoea still a major child-killer - analysis
Diarrhoea remains one of the biggest threats to children worldwide, killing half a million infants a year, according to a major analysis published today. More

01/06/2017 - Ulcer drug for depression?
A medicine prescribed for gastric ulcers may benefit people with depression via its effect on a protein called brain-derived neurotrophic factor, researchers reported last night. More

30/05/2017 - Backing for UK Lynch syndrome testing policy
A British decision to extend testing for Lynch syndrome has been backed at a European conference. More

03/05/2017 - Gluten-heart link examined
There is no evidence that high gluten intake among non-celiac people is linked to heart disease, researchers say today. More

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