Heartburn News
April 25, 2024
Top Headlines
Oct. 26, 2023 — A research group from Japan employed artificial intelligence (AI) to develop next-generation stomach acid inhibitors. By producing AI designs and refining them in the laboratory, their findings ...
Sep. 13, 2023 — Reflux disease manifests as acid regurgitation and heartburn and is a known risk factor for esophageal cancer. However, a new study now reports that the majority of patients do not have a higher risk of cancer. A large-scale study from three Nordic ...
Aug. 9, 2023 — People who take acid reflux medications called proton pump inhibitors for four-and-a-half years or more may have a higher risk of dementia compared to people who do not take these medications, ...
Apr. 6, 2022 — When dieting and exercise aren't enough, weight-loss surgery can be an effective obesity treatment. But people who don't want surgery have other options, including insertion of an appetite-suppressing balloon or other implant in the stomach. Now, ...
Latest Headlines
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Aug. 22, 2023 — AI can predict certain forms of esophageal and stomach ...
Jan. 13, 2022 — Scientists correct a longstanding misconception about the origins of Barrett's esophagus, and in doing so may point to new avenues of treatment or ...
Aug. 12, 2021 — Abnormal cells that go on develop into esophageal cancer -- cancer that affects the tube connecting the mouth and stomach -- start life as cells of ...
Earlier Headlines
Nov. 18, 2022 — Genetic background has an effect on the metabolism of the essential polyunsaturated fatty acids alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid, a recent study ...
Oct. 13, 2021 — New research found that patients who used drugs prescribed to treat heartburn, acid reflux and ulcers were more likely to have smaller probing depths in the gums (the gap between teeth and ...