Major study examines endoscopies that fail to detect esophageal cancer

An endoscopy—using a fiber‐optic tube to peer inside the body and collect biopsy samples—can be an invaluable way to detect ...

Discovery shakes 60 years of certainty about fat metabolism

Scientists have known hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) as the enzyme that releases energy stored in our fat. Yet patients born ...

International experts produce guidelines for treating hereditary hearing loss with gene therapy

Up to 60% of congenital and early-onset hearing loss is caused by genetic mutations in an inherited gene, and gene therapy ...

Socializing could reverse frailty in older people

Socializing could help to reverse frailty in older people, according to new research published in the American Journal of ...

Frequent heartburn could help screen for alcohol use disorder, study finds

A new study from Saint Louis University (SLU) reveals that individuals with frequent heartburn—clinically known as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)—have a higher chance of being diagnosed with ...

Decades-old asthma theory challenged: Newly discovered molecules may be real drivers of disease

For decades, scientists have thought they understood the biochemical machinery that causes asthma—inflammation in the lungs that constricts airways and makes it hard to breathe.

Psoriasis-linked gene mutation also impacts gut health, scientists discover

A mutation previously linked to skin disorders like psoriasis may also play a surprising role in gut health, according to new ...