A new $3.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant is helping University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) researchers delve into one of the body’s most fascinating processes ...

Patients with SSc who have gastric dysmotility present with a more severe disease phenotype and are associated with an increased risk for adverse outcomes.

A small study of children with eosinophilic esophagitis found that certain patients might benefit from gastric emptying nuclear medicine studies. Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is characterized by ...

Patients taking a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) experience only a modest delay in gastric emptying of solid foods and no significant delay for liquids compared with those ...

Physician anesthesiologists prefer that laboring women have an empty stomach because of the lower risk for aspiration (inhaling) of food in case general anesthesia for cesarean section becomes ...

Gas and bloating are common, but persistent symptoms may signal a gut motility disorder affecting digestion. Conditions like Gastroparesis and Irritable Bowel Syndrome can cause nausea, early fullness ...

A new Brazilian magnetic tracking technology aims to provide real-time, radiation-free evaluation of gastrointestinal transit in outpatient settings, potentially expanding access to functional testing ...

Whether you're sorting out the symptoms of an undiagnosed condition or grappling with the weight of a recent diagnosis, gastroparesis can be a complicated and daunting disease to navigate. You'll ...