Burps happen when air from your stomach travels back up your food tube – called an esophagus – to your mouth. Air gets into ...

Jerry He, Chief Executive Officer of Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology (HRGN), added, “This study works toward bringing a regenerative solution to patients with serious unmet needs. About ...

An esophageal spasm is the sudden, abnormal squeezing of the food pipe (esophagus) -- the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. Doctors are not sure what causes esophageal spasms, ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is when your stomach acid comes back into your esophagus. Your esophagus is the passageway connecting your stomach and throat. GERD also goes by other names: ...

Barrett's esophagus (BE) is condition in which normal esophageal squamous epithelium is replaced by a spectrum of metaplastic columnar mucosa. However, the so-called specialized intestinal metaplasia ...

For the first time, researchers have managed to create a human esophagus in the laboratory. This may pave the way for new, regenerative treatments. Share on Pinterest The esophagus runs from the ...

The esophageal sphincters are bands of muscles at the top and bottom of the esophagus — the muscular tube that passes food and drink from the mouth to the stomach. Esophageal sphincters open and close ...

Esophageal diverticulum is a fairly rare condition. Treatment is usually only needed if you have other underlying conditions or it becomes severe. Here’s what you need to know. A diverticulum is a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wine seems to protect against the development of Barrett's esophagus, as does higher educational status, according to a study published in the March issue of ...

Barrett's esophagus may present with very few or even no symptoms. Some of the risk factors that are associated with Barrett's esophagus, however, may provide clues to the cause and symptoms of this ...