The descending colon is a section of the large intestine that passes downward. Its functions include storing food remains before they pass through the rest of the colon and rectum for elimination. The ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is bleeding in the digestive tract, anywhere from the throat to the rectum. A person can experience a small loss of blood, such as when a hemorrhoid bleeds, or a ...

Patients who have gastrointestinal disorders also have high psychiatric comorbidity. This is because the gastrointestinal tract and the brain are intimately connected through bidirectional neural, ...

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people.