Vegetarian-associated ESCC risk (HR 1.93) remained robust after excluding the first four follow-up years and restricting to never-smokers, reducing likelihood of reverse causation and smoking ...

Woman eating healthy food, selective focus, canon 1Ds mark III Researchers sought to identify clinical and endoscopic factors that would affect patients’ ability to achieve a normal diet after ...

Vegetarian diet is linked to lower risks of pancreatic, kidney, breast, prostate cancers, and multiple myeloma, but higher esophageal cancer risk.

Disorders like esophageal cancer and gastroesophageal reflux disease are difficult to treat without properly understanding the esophagus’s mechanical properties. The findings establish a baseline for ...

Panel A shows the microscopic myoarchitecture of the circular and longitudinal muscle layers of the lower esophageal sphincter and stomach. The circular muscle fibers of the esophagus cross each other ...