A gastric emptying scan is also known as a gastric emptying study or test. This procedure uses nuclear medicine to determine how quickly food leaves the stomach. It’s different from a standard X-ray ...

This paper represents a part of the work done under a grant from the Proctor Fund for the Study of Chronic Disease. Medical House Pupil, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1903; Assistant in the Theory ...

The effect of diet, usual (44 ± 4% energy as fat), high-fat (49 ± 4% energy as fat), and moderate-fat (33 ± 2% energy as fat), on gastric function (lipase and pepsin activities, pH, emptying rate) and ...

The cardia is the entrance to the stomach at the bottom of the esophagus. Food and liquids initially pass through the cardia before entering the stomach. The cardia is one of four main parts of the ...

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 ...

—The impact on insulin sensitivity and stabilized β-cell function was similar despite more weight loss with surgery, but also transient. Reviewed by Clifton M. Jackness, MD, Adjunct Clinical Assistant ...

This paper represents a part of the work done under a grant from the Proctor Fund for the Study of Chronic Disease. Medical House Pupil, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1903; Assistant in the Theory ...