Aspirin Reduces Liver Fat in Clinical Trial of the Most Common Cause of Chronic Liver Disease
Results warrant additional studies into the health benefits of aspirin for patients with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease.
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Why Are More Young Adults Getting Colorectal Cancer? New Grant Will Support the Quest to Find Out
Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH, Director of Epidemiology for the Mass General Cancer Center, and a gastroenterologist focused on cancer prevention among families at high risk of gastrointestinal cancer is working to find out. Chan is co-leading the global team known as PROSPECT, which received a grant of up to $25m over five years, to study early-onset colorectal cancer from Cancer Grand Challenges after an international competition.
Research Spotlight: Transportation Insecurity and Adverse Health Outcomes Among Adults with Chronic Liver Disease
In a nationally representative of US adults with self-reported chronic liver disease (CLD), approximately 308,000 (6%) identified delaying medical care due to transportation barriers.
Research Spotlight: Tofacitinib Is Effective in Treating Refractory Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Hepatitis
Michael Dougan, MD, PhD, is a senior author of a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tofacitinib Is Effective in Treating Refractory Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Hepatitis.
Researchers Identify a Potential Target for Reversing Poor Metabolic Traits
Blocking reductive stress in the liver may benefit people with conditions such as obesity and fatty liver disease.
Identification of Genetic Drivers for Esophageal Cancer Creates New Opportunity for Screening, Treatment
Mass General Cancer Center investigators found that nine percent of esophageal adenocarcinoma patients harbor mutations in cancer-predisposing genes, shedding light on the causes of progression to the disease and new possibilities for screening and treatment.
Gut Microbiome Changes Linked to Precancerous Colon Polyps
Understanding the link between the gut microbiome and polyp growth opens the door to potential screenings and treatments.
Conversational Artificial Intelligence Program Can Generate Credible Medical Information
ChatGPT, a new language processing tool driven by artificial intelligence (AI), provides conversational text responses to questions and can generate valuable information for enquiring individuals, but the quality of ChatGPT-generated answers to medical questions is currently unclear.
Blum Center Program: The Ins and Outs of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic debilitating condition that can have a major impact on an individual’s quality of life. We discuss the symptoms, subtypes, diagnosis, and management of IBS.
Grady and Keaton’s story: Leaning into the MGfC community helps twins with autism become their best selves
Around 12 months of age, Grady and Keaton Hartford's mother, Candice, suspected that her twins may have autism spectrum disorder. As a nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Mass General for Children, Candice knew she could count on the hospital community to care for her boys. Now at age 7, Grady and Keaton are thriving.
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