We read with great interest the recent study by Lau et al , who reported distinct intrahepatic hepatitis B virus (HBV) ...

Background Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) enables en bloc resection of early gastrointestinal cancers and provides ...

The trial by Yadav and colleagues concludes that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) should be continued routinely after endoscopic ...

Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the most lethal cancers due to its aggressive biology and ...

Tissue epithelia maintain their lineage identity under normal conditions but occasionally undergo ‘reprogramming’ into ...

Intraventricular infusions of octopamine which raised brain octopamine concentrations more than 20 000-fold resulted in reductions in brain noradrenaline and dopamine by as much as 90% without ...

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Background and aims: Melatonin, a sleep promoting agent, is involved in the regulation of gastrointestinal motility and sensation. We aimed to determine if melatonin was effective in improving bowel ...

Background and aims: Study of health related quality of life (HRQOL) and the factors responsible for its impairment in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) has, to date, been limited. There is increasing ...

A systematic study of the distribution of Paneth cells in disease of the small and large intestine is described. In disease of the small intestine and appendix there is usually a fall in the number of ...

Objective Cancer immunology is a growing field of research whose aim is to develop innovative therapies and diagnostic tests. Starting from the hypothesis that immune cells promptly respond to harmful ...

Correspondence to: Dr M Prince, Centre for Liver Research, 4th Floor William Leech Building, Newcastle University Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle NE2 4HH, UK; Martin.prince{at}ncl.ac.uk ...