Monthly Archives: December 2019
Facing Crohn’s – A Rare Association
The Vexing Problem of Incidental GIM: Do the AGA guidelines help?
Differences in Fecal Microbiomes and Metabolomes of People With vs Without Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Bile Acid Malabsorption
Populations of microbes and their metabolites differ between patients with irritable bowel syndrome and controls, and patients with vs without bile acid malabsorption. It is not clear whether these differences contribute to development or are a product… Continue reading
Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Pancreatic Cancer and Factors Associated With Outcomes
Approximately 20% of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinomas develop venous thromboembolisms, which reduces survival times. Preventing these thromboembolisms in patients might reduce mortality. Continue reading
Interleukin 22 Signaling Regulates Acinar Cell Plasticity to Promote Pancreatic Tumor Development in Mice
Pancreatic inflammation increases risk for pancreatic cancer. We identified a protein produced by immune cells that promotes pancreatic tumor development and progression. Continue reading
Lactotrehalose, an Analog of Trehalose, Increases Energy Metabolism Without Promoting Clostridioides difficile Infection in Mice
Trehalose is a disaccharide that might be used in treatment of cardiometabolic diseases. However, trehalose consumption promotes expansion of Clostridioides difficile ribotypes that metabolize trehalose via trehalose-6-phosphate hydrolase (treA). Furth… Continue reading
Gut Claudication – The Usual Suspect?
An Unusual Cause of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Kronos end-user training now available
Vanderbilt reports record $11.9 billion economic impact in Tennessee
Through a record $11.9 billion in annual economic impact, Vanderbilt University’s deep and broad connections to Tennessee and its people continue to be key and growing drivers of the state’s economy and to the vitality and well-being of its citizens an… Continue reading