The adult human esophagus is an 18- to 25-cm long muscular tube that has cervical, thoracic, and abdominal parts. The esophagus wall is composed of striated muscle in the upper part, smooth muscle in ...

Normal human esophagus carries a high number of mutations, but tumors are rare, due to mutant cells eliminating early tumors. Cells carrying mutations can out compete early tumours in the mouse ...

(BOSTON) — Acid reflux, the backwash of stomach acid into the swallowing tube, or esophagus, is something that many experience occasionally. When it happens repeatedly and becomes a chronic problem, ...

A team has developed a digital tool to better monitor a condition known as Barrett's esophagus, which affects more than 3 million people in the United States. Barrett's occurs when the mucosal lining ...

Jones and colleagues found one example of protection in the human esophagus. By middle age, many esophagus clones—often ...

A vitamin-sized diagnostic could be the future of esophageal cancer prevention. Cancer of the esophagus — the muscular tube that moves food from the mouth into the stomach — has just a 20% five-year ...

Disorders like esophageal cancer and gastroesophageal reflux disease are difficult to treat without properly understanding the esophagus’s mechanical properties. The findings establish a baseline for ...

A team including researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a digital tool to better monitor a condition known as Barrett’s esophagus, which affects more ...