Research

  • Study Evaluates Self-Expanding Metal Stents
    NATICK, Mass.—The first patient has been enrolled in a clinical investigation evaluating the use of the Boston Scientific Corporation WallFlex® Biliary RX Stent, a self-expanding metal stent (SEMS), as a bridge to surgery compared with the absence of drainage prior to ...More
    5 days ago
    Posted in News
  • Study Explores New Way to Detect Colorectal Cancer
    LEXINGTON, Ky.—A unique new study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers Guo-Min Li and Libya Gu, in collaboration with Dr. Wei Yang at National Institutes of Health, reveals a novel mechanism explaining the previously unknown root cause of some ...More
    3 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • Endoscopic Treatment for Diverticulum is Safe Long Term
    A new study reports that flexible endoscopic treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum by using a diverticuloscope offers a treatment modality with a very low complication rate. Zenker’s diverticulum is an abnormal pouch in the upper part of the esophagus that causes difficulty ...More
    3 weeks ago
    Posted in News, Disorders, Procedures
  • Researchers Find New Way to Detect Colorectal Cancer
    LEXINGTON, Ky.—A unique new study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers Guo-Min Li and Libya Gu, in collaboration with Dr. Wei Yang at National Institutes of Health, reveals a novel mechanism explaining the previously unknown root cause of some ...More
    3 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • Study: Doctors-in-Training Spend Little Time at Patient Bedside
    BALTIMORE—Medical interns spend just 12 percent of their time examining and talking with patients, and more than 40 percent of their time behind a computer, according to a new Johns Hopkins study that closely followed first-year residents at Baltimore's two large academic ...More
    4 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • Study Explores Whether DNA Changes in Stool Indicate Cancer
    MADISON, Wis.―Exact Sciences Corp. today announced that preliminary analysis shows that the company's Cologuard colorectal cancer screening test met or exceeded all primary and secondary endpoints of its recently completed DeeP-C pivotal clinical trial. The clinical trial ...More
    April 18, 2013
    Posted in News
  • Soy Treatment May Reduce Colorectal Tumor Cells
    WASHINGTON, D.C.—Research on a soy-based treatment for colorectal cancer, a promising agent in ovarian cancer, and a new drug target for advanced prostate cancer was presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 2013 Annual Meeting last week. ...More
    April 16, 2013
    Posted in News, Industry Issues
  • Adenoma Detection Rates are Higher than Guidelines Suggest
    OAK BROOK, Ill.―Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., report in a new study that average-risk screening adenoma detection rates (ADR) are significantly higher than current guidelines suggest for both men and women. The study found that the overall average-risk ...More
    April 12, 2013
    Posted in News
  • Calcium May Reduce Colorectal Adenoma Risk
    WASHINGTON, D.C.—Researchers have identified a potential explanation for inconsistent results from prior research about the association between calcium intake and risk for colorectal adenomas, which are precursors to colorectal cancers. ...More
    April 10, 2013
    Posted in News
  • Aspirin and Losing Belly Fat May Reduce Esophageal Cancer Risk
    SEATTLE—An estimated 20 million Americans have chronic heartburn. About 2 million of these people have Barrett’s esophagus, a precancerous condition that affects the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. ...More
    April 2, 2013
    Posted in News
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