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Patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who achieve complete response (CR) following sequential short-course radiation therapy (SCRT) and chemotherapy appear to benefit from nonoperative management (NOM) with a watch-and-wait strategy, which presents evidence for good anorectal functions, results of a study have shown.

Alterations in normal gut mycobiota profile, particularly the enrichment of the pathogenic Aspergillus rambellii, appear to aggravate the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a recent study.

The ketogenic (keto) diet appears as good as the Mediterranean diet in reducing blood sugar in individuals with prediabetes, or type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a small, randomized, crossover trial.

In primary care patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), keeping a diet low in fermentable oligo-, di-, and monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAP), as guided by a smartphone app, yields better symptom relief than using a spasmolytic agent, according to a recent trial.

Psychological problems, such as anxiety or depression, can negatively affect prognosis and eventual outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), according to a recent study.

Children with ulcerative colitis seem to respond well to vedolizumab in the first-line setting, inducing remission without increasing the risk of adverse events, according to a small study.