After swallowing, the bolus enters the esophagus, where gravity and muscle contractions help move it down to the stomach through a process called peristalsis. Peristalsis is the slow contraction ...

Gastroparesis may be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term) and caused by many different things including diabetes, chemotherapy, and disorders like scleroderma or Parkinson's disease. It can also ...

Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, United States We have developed a novel approach for high-resolution confocal imaging across multiple ...

A talented teenager tragically took his own life after being told he had failed his maths GCSE before his parents were told he had actually passed the next day, an inquest heard. Alex Henshaw ...

An analysis from the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) found that 39% of Year 11 children are 'persistently absent' during their GCSE exam term. This is 78% higher than pre-pandemic levels. The CSJ say ...

A teenager who was one of the world's best gamers killed himself after failing his maths GCSE, only for his parents to find out he'd passed a day later. Alex Henshaw unexpectedly took his own life ...

This includes consuming fiber and other substances that help soften stool, or speeding up the movement of your intestine (known as peristalsis). Constipation occurs when the muscular contractions of ...

GCSE exams could be cut in order to reduce pupil’s stress, Labour’s curriculum review is expected to recommend. In an interim report published yesterday, concerns were raised by ministers that too ...