Blood Test Could Guide Use of Anti-Inflammatory Drug Celecoxib to Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer Recurrence Jan. 28, 2025 — A data analysis from a randomized clinical trial for stage 3 colon cancer ...

Experts say the colon wall is made of layers of mucous membrane, tissue, and muscle, and colon cancer starts in the ...

A 40-year-old woman from Greater Manchester was diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer after doctors found dangerously low ...

Smooth muscle lacks the striated structure of skeletal muscle and instead consists of sheets or layers of smooth muscle cells. When stimulated by the autonomic nervous system to contract from the ...

But statins can cause some unwanted symptoms, such as muscle pain. Doctors don’t understand the exact cause of statin-related muscle pain. But there’s evidence that these drugs might change ...

Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States and cases among younger adults are rising. Early detection is critical, as symptoms may not appear until the cancer has progressed.

Researchers already knew that enteric neurons—nerve cells contained completely within the intestines—interact with smooth muscle ... lost the layer of protective intestinal mucus and mucus-making ...

animals without working Piezo1 lost more weight and gradually lost the layer of protective intestinal mucus and mucus-making cells that shield the walls of the colon. The worsened inflammation in ...

After every meal, the intestines perform an action called peristalsis — moving food through their hollow interiors with coordinated contractions and relaxations of the smooth muscle ... cells in the ...

More people have colon cancer spread to their bones than in years past. This may be because colon cancer treatments have improved, which allows people to live longer, giving the cancer more time ...