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Patient assessment of treatment satisfaction: methods and practical issues

Measurement of treatment satisfaction in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is compromised by an insufficient conceptual foundation and poor assessment methods. The current state of the art in ...
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Use and abuse of hydrogen breath tests

Correspondence to: Dr M Simrén Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, S-41345 Göteborg, Sweden; magnus.simren{at}medicine.gu.se ...
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Alterations to the duodenal microbiota are linked to gastric emptying and symptoms in functional dyspepsia

Correspondence to Professor Mark Morrison, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute and NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence Digestive Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, ...
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IDDF2024-ABS-0288 Engineered probiotic with high tryptophan synthesis capability protects against inflammatory bowel disease

1 Center for Gut Microbiome Research, Med-X Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiao Tong University, China 2 Institute of Digestive Disease and Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, ...
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Hereditary chronic pancreatitis induced plasticity cooperates with mutant Kras in early pancreatic carcinogenesis

Background Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a risk factor for pancreatic cancer, with inherited cases conferring a markedly increased risk. The underlying mechanisms driving malignant transformation by CP ...
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Effects of a probiotic fermented dairy product on hippocampal metabolites, structure and function: an 8-week randomised, placebo-controlled trial in healthy women

Background Fermented foods are a promising yet underexplored intervention for influencing brain function and mental health through the gut–brain axis. Objective The objective of this study was to ...
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Functional bowel disorders and functional abdominal pain

The Rome diagnostic criteria for the functional bowel disorders and functional abdominal pain are used widely in research and practice. A committee consensus approach, including criticism from ...
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Response to ‘Rectal versus colonic submucosal cancer rates and procedural outcomes in large non-pedunculated polyps: French ESD registry data’

We read with great interest the study by Van der Voort et al ,1 which compared rectal versus colonic submucosal cancer rates ...
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Red cells, red flags: are we harming stable patients with outdated transfusion thresholds?

The 2022 UK-wide acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB) audit by Nigam and colleagues is a landmark. With ...
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EUS versus MRCP to perform ERCP in patients with intermediate likelihood of choledocholithiasis: a randomised controlled trial

Objective In patients with an intermediate likelihood of choledocholithiasis, European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) guidelines recommend endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) or magnetic ...
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Revised British Society of Gastroenterology recommendation on the diagnosis and management of Barrett's oesophagus with low-grade dysplasia

Correspondence to Dr Massimiliano di Pietro, MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, P.O. Box 197, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK; md460{at}mrc-cu.cam.ac.uk The most recent ...
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Transfer of a healthy microbiota reduces amyloid and tau pathology in an Alzheimer’s disease animal model

Correspondence to Professor Jin-Woo Bae, Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea; baejw{at}khu.ac.kr; ...