A study suggests that “chief” cells in the stomach act as reserve stem cells that are activated by tissue damage and may be the long-sought source of gastric cancer. “This is the first definitive ...

The common phenomenon is often linked to eating and drinking habits but if it persists it could be a sign of something more ...

Unpublished findings from Wang's lab suggest that the neurons promote stomach cancer growth via contact with connective tissue cells in the tumor microenvironment. And other researchers have found ...

Studies have shown that salty and fatty foods, for example, can change the stomach lining. High-salt diets can alter the cells within the stomach, making them more prone to H. pylori infection.

Epithelial tissue is skin tissue, covering and lining the body both ... So this cancer would also be called a signet cell stomach cancer. Coping with a diagnosis of a rare cancer can be especially ...

Cells. Tissues. Organs. Organ systems ... Mr Shribman: So organs are these things here like the stomach and liver. They do an overall job. There's an amazing organ called a spleen, that can ...

Researchers have now discovered that what we call the 'dessert stomach' is rooted in the brain. The same nerve cells that make us feel full after a meal are also responsible for our craving for ...