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With Sunday Lecture, Funderburg Award Celebrates 25-year anniversary of advancing gastric cancer research

Posted By: DDW Newson: May 06, 2017In: AGATags: #DDW17, Basic Science, Live Coverage, Stomach and Small Bowel DisordersNo Comments

In 1991, little was known about the stomach beyond its obvious role as a low pH vessel that helped kick off the process of digestion. Gastric cancer had plummeted from the number one form of cancer in 1900 to a much less common, but still deadly disease, at least in the U.S. Then, in 1992, […] Read more

Monday’s AGA Presidential Plenary session will explore hot topics in GI research, clinical practice

Posted By: DDW Newson: May 06, 2017In: AGATags: #DDW17, Basic Science, Clinical Practice, Live CoverageNo Comments

Monday’s AGA Presidential Plenary session will showcase the best GI research and clinical science with a mix of state-of-the-art lectures and abstract presentations. “These are cutting-edge abstracts representing the very best research in three key areas of clinical gastroenterology,” said outgoing AGA Institute President T... Read more

Researchers are delving deeper into the gut microbiome for answers about organisms other than bacteria

Posted By: DDW Newson: May 06, 2017In: AGATags: #DDW17, Basic Science, Live Coverage, Microbiome in Gastrointestinal and Liver DiseasesNo Comments

There’s far more to the gut microbiome than bacteria. Fungi, viruses and archaea all play roles in the human gut community, but are seldom part of the microbiome discussion. These constituent organisms won’t be overlooked during Sunday’s AGA Committee Sponsored Symposium Microbiome Active Learning Session 200: The Nonbacter... Read more

DDW^® Tracks: Basic Science

Posted By: Kristenn Fortsonon: January 13, 2017In: DDWTags: #DDW17, Attendee Planning Tools & Meeting Updates, Basic Science, ChicagoNo Comments

Back for Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2017 are DDW Tracks – fifteen tracks that provide attendees with the ability to search all sessions by topic or theme across all societies. Read more

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