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A new Columbia study shows that increased screening for Lynch Syndrome—an inherited condition linked to several types of cancer—could reduce deaths from colon cancer in at-risk persons by nearly 80%.
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Researchers have found, for the first time, that a cancer outside the brain makes electrical connections with the nervous system to fuel the cancer's growth and aid its spread.
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Norovirus, the most common stomach bug in the United States, makes the rounds every winter. Our expert GI doctor gives tips on how to avoid this highly contagious illness and what to do if you get it.
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At-home tests can detect recent exposure to gluten, but can the tests improve the health of people with celiac disease? Columbia researchers are launching a clinical trial to find out.
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- March 22, 2022
With colon cancer becoming more common in people under 50, screening guidelines have changed.
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- August 31, 2020
People with gluten sensitivity have an antibody profile that differs from that of people with celiac disease, which could help doctors diagnose gluten sensitivity.
- June 15, 2020
In two new papers, Columbia pediatricians describe two different types of serious COVID disease that occur rarely in children.
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- November 20, 2019
Bo Shen, MD, and Neal LeLeiko, MD, PhD, leaders in caring for adults and children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are taking on key roles at VP&S and NewYork-Presbyterian/CUIMC.
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- August 1, 2019
Columbia researchers are using an array of new, high-throughput technologies to identify the distinct neighborhoods within the gut’s microbiome.
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- May 7, 2019
A new study suggests that depression and GI trouble sometimes spring from the same source—low serotonin—and identifies a potential treatment that could ease both conditions.
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- March 25, 2019
3D imaging is revealing how friendly bacteria communicate with their hosts to take up residence in the gut.
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- December 18, 2018
Columbia’s Celiac Disease Center will take part in a clinical trial to test what could be the first vaccine for people with the autoimmune disease.
- October 22, 2018
Though they can be difficult to detect, gastrointestinal disorders are common in kids with autism, sometimes causing anger, aggression, and other behavior problems.
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- April 4, 2018
Pediatric gastroenterologist Jennifer Woo Baidal explains that obesity may increase the risk of a serious liver disease at a much younger age than once thought.
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