Daily Archives: December 3, 2018

Cancer fight personal for VICC Ambassadors chair

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Gastroenterology Journal

Cancer made itself known to Ashley Larcinese in 2004 for the first time — when she was earning a graduate degree in information technology from Belmont University and was introduced to Nashville entrepreneur Sonny Clark, the mentor who took her under … Continue reading →

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Advanced Practice Grand Rounds kickoff set for Jan. 15

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Gastroenterology Journal
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Teamwork key to treating patient’s rare blood cancer

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Gastroenterology Journal

Former sports journalist Joe Lofaro has little memory of Oct. 23, 2015, when his son Daniel loaded him into a car at his Martin, Tennessee, home and said, “Come on, Dad, we’re going for a ride.” Continue reading →

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Small Heterodimer Partner and Fibroblast Growth Factor 19 Inhibit Expression of NPC1L1 in Mouse Intestine and Cholesterol Absorption

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Gastroenterology Journal

The nuclear receptor subfamily 0 group B member 2 (NR0B2, also called SHP) is expressed at high levels in liver and intestine. Postprandial fibroblast growth factor 19 (human FGF19, mouse FGF15) signaling increases the transcriptional activity of SHP. … Continue reading →

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CME Exam 3: Factors Associated With Recurrence of Primary Biliary Cholangitis After Liver Transplantation and Effects on Graft and Patient Survival

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Racial Disparities in Incidence of Young-onset Colorectal Cancer and Patient Survival

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Gastroenterology Journal

Increasing rates of young-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) have attracted substantial research and media attention, but we know little about racial disparities among younger adults with CRC. We examined racial disparities in young-onset CRC by comparing CRC incidence and relative survival among younger (age <50 years) adults, in 2 time periods. Continue reading →

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