Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Archive Gastroenterology Research, Hepatology Research
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2026
July
01,
2026
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06:00 AM
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In one of the most comprehensive studies of coffee and liver health to date, Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators linked higher coffee consumption with lower risk of cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver-related death. The findings, …
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May
20,
2026
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07:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators have identified molecular mechanisms that drive inflammation in alcohol-associated liver disease. Their preclinical discoveries could one day provide targets for therapies to treat the …
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May
01,
2026
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09:52 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Experts from Cedars-Sinai will present advances in research and clinical innovation at the 2026 Digestive Disease Week (DDW) scientific conference May 2-5 in Chicago.Digestive Disease Week is the largest international gathering of …
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April
08,
2026
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02:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A large, long-term study led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators suggests that some medications commonly prescribed to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)—including antidepressants—may be associated with a small but measurable …
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February
11,
2026
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07:00 AM
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Hispanic patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can experience very different disease patterns depending on whether they have higher African or Amerindian genetic ancestry, according to a large multicenter study led by Cedars-Sinai.The …
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2025
November
13,
2025
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A new Cedars-Sinai Cancer study shows that patients with advanced liver cancer who receive immunotherapy to shrink their tumors have improved outcomes after liver transplant or tumor removal.The study, published in the journal Liver Cancer, found …
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November
04,
2025
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai hepatology experts are available for media interviews throughout the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases’ annual Liver Meeting in Washington, D.C., Nov. 7-11, 2025.Investigators and clinicians will present research, …
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June
27,
2025
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators uncovered a significant uptick in chronic digestive disorders, like irritable bowel syndrome, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal Neurogastroenterology …
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June
26,
2025
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06:00 AM
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Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed an investigational therapy that brought a significant number of patients with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease into remission, according to a new study published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & …
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April
28,
2025
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai investigators have discovered a signaling interaction between two proteins in cells that controls fat accumulation in the livers of laboratory mice with alcohol-associated liver disease. The findings point to a potential method to …
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2024
October
30,
2024
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07:00 AM
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New research led by Cedars-Sinai investigators has reversed liver fibrosis, a gradual buildup of scar tissue in the liver, in laboratory mice. Their achievement marks a crucial step toward potentially creating new treatments for patients with this …
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October
25,
2024
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai experts in gastroenterology attending the Oct. 25-30 American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Annual Scientific Meeting in Philadelphia are available for interviews about clinical and scientific developments in the field of digestive …
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September
25,
2024
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14:00 PM
America/Los_Angeles
An international placebo-controlled study led by Cedars-Sinai suggests that a targeted drug therapy that was developed by researchers at Cedars-Sinai is safe and effective at helping people with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis reach clinical …
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September
18,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Dermot McGovern, MD, PhD, director of Translational Research in the F. Widjaja Inflammatory Bowel Disease Institute at Cedars-Sinai, has been awarded the prestigious Sherman Prize for his pioneering work in advancing understanding of the genetic …
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August
29,
2024
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06:02 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A new Cedars-Sinai study shows how microorganisms in the human gut can trigger constipation in some people.The study, published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, showed that disruption in a patient’s gut flora, specifically the overgrowth …
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March
27,
2024
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
New research from Cedars-Sinai suggests people who are scheduled for certain medical procedures should stop taking popular weight loss drugs in the days or weeks prior to avoid complications.Investigators found glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor …
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March
18,
2024
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06:00 AM
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Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have identified risk factors that make inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients susceptible to developing serious conditions in other parts of their bodies.The study is published in the journal Gastroenterology.“We …
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February
28,
2024
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Patients diagnosed with steatotic liver disease (formerly called fatty liver disease) are usually advised to stop drinking alcoholic beverages. But a new study led by Cedars-Sinai found that drinking, on average, a small amount of alcohol a day did …
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February
19,
2024
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The pain experienced by hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is routinely treated with opioid medication, but with little success in actually controlling major discomfort. Cedars-Sinai investigators developed a Proactive …
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2023
December
11,
2023
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14:00 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai investigators have discovered how the liver defends itself against cancer. Their study, published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Hepatology, suggests targets for therapies to protect the liver both from cancers that originate there and …
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November
01,
2023
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Investigators from Cedars-Sinai have made two important discoveries about fiber and the gut microbiome in patients with human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV.Their findings, published today in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Reports, could aid future …
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October
10,
2023
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06:00 AM
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BACKGROUND The gastrointestinal tract includes the organs that digest food, absorb nutrients and process the body’s waste. A protein called mucin is essential to the proper functioning of these organs, which are basically a long, coiled tube. …
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August
09,
2023
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Sex differences in the risk and manifestation of disease are increasingly being explored in the search for effective treatments. Teasing out this variable is often overlooked in complex disease genetics, according to Cedars-Sinai investigators who …
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July
25,
2023
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The mass and composition of our bodies can significantly affect the way medications are metabolized and absorbed. Investigators at Cedars-Sinai found that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients with higher levels of intra-abdominal visceral …
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May
18,
2023
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
By studying the cells that line the intestines, Cedars-Sinai investigators have discovered a biological process that helps these cells repair themselves. The findings, published in the journal Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, …
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