Ikoma, Japan – The gastric corpus, which is a major component of the glandular stomach, is composed of parietal, chief, pit, and neck cells. Each of these specialized epithelial cells play an ...

Gastropathy or gastritis? Both affect your stomach lining or mucosa. If you've received either diagnosis, it's easy to confuse the two. However, these conditions are different and affect your body in ...

When your stomach lining gets irritated, inflamed or damaged, that’s gastritis. It’s a broad term that covers many conditions, all involving inflammation of the gastric mucosa—the layer inside your ...

Clinicians can help reduce gastric cancer incidence and mortality in high-risk groups through endoscopic screening and surveillance of precancerous conditions, such as gastric intestinal metaplasia ...

Various cells in the stomach secrete digestive enzymes and hydrochloric acid. These substances break down food so the body can absorb nutrients. The stomach is a muscular organ in the upper abdomen ...

Rachel works as a CRNA where she provides anesthesia care across the lifespan, including pediatric anesthesia, with a primary focus on orthopedic anesthesia. She is also an Assistant Professor at the ...

A noninvasive procedure to burn off the upper lining of the stomach reduced hunger hormones by more than 40 percent in a recent trial of 10 women with obesity. Participants lost 7.7 percent of their ...

Certain drinks, such as cabbage juice or honey water, may help soothe stomach ulcers, though people may wish to avoid other drinks, such as alcohol and coffee. Stomach ulcers are sores that form on ...

While a drink or two may look harmless during the year-end party season, excessive consumption can lead to more than a ...