Detection of polyps by colonoscopy is commonly performed during slow withdrawal of the colonoscope, after its rapid insertion. The authors of a new study found that considerably more polyps were ...

This prospective study was conducted between August 2004 and June 2005 in Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital. Asymptomatic patients admitted to our physical check-up department were included.

It may come as a surprise to some people to know that some genes are capable of moving around in our genome. Scientists discovered “jumping genes” in the 1940s while studying corn. Since then, many ...

The Wnt signaling pathway is activated by mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) or β-catenin genes in most colon cancers, leading to the transactivation of promoters containing binding ...