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At-home tests can detect recent exposure to gluten, but can the tests improve the health of people with celiac disease? Columbia researchers are launching a clinical trial to find out.
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Understanding what drives gut stem cells to work nonstop may reveal how idle stem cells elsewhere can be revved up to repair hearts, lungs, and brains. But are scientists studying the right cells?
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In the future, colon cancer could be detected and treated with a pill of bioengineered E. coli.
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Acid reflux is normal. GERD is not. A Columbia gastroenterologist explains both, and why GERD Awareness Week overlaps with Thanksgiving.
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Latest News
- November 20, 2019
Bo Shen, MD, and Neal LeLeiko, MD, PhD, leaders in caring for adults and children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are taking on key roles at VP&S and NewYork-Presbyterian/CUIMC.
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- August 1, 2019
Columbia researchers are using an array of new, high-throughput technologies to identify the distinct neighborhoods within the gut’s microbiome.
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- May 7, 2019
A new study suggests that depression and GI trouble sometimes spring from the same source—low serotonin—and identifies a potential treatment that could ease both conditions.
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- March 25, 2019
3D imaging is revealing how friendly bacteria communicate with their hosts to take up residence in the gut.
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- December 18, 2018
Columbia’s Celiac Disease Center will take part in a clinical trial to test what could be the first vaccine for people with the autoimmune disease.
- October 22, 2018
Though they can be difficult to detect, gastrointestinal disorders are common in kids with autism, sometimes causing anger, aggression, and other behavior problems.
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- April 4, 2018
Pediatric gastroenterologist Jennifer Woo Baidal explains that obesity may increase the risk of a serious liver disease at a much younger age than once thought.
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- September 13, 2017
On Celiac Awareness Day, gastroenterologist Benjamin Lebwohl, MD, of Columbia's Celiac Disease Center answered questions about the disease on Twitter.
- May 3, 2017
A new study shows that a low-gluten diet does not reduce heart disease risk in people without celiac disease.
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- October 27, 2016
Scientists at Columbia University have identified a protein in liver cells that turns a relatively benign liver condition into a serious disease that can lead to liver failure.
