Publications by authors named "L Tessieri"
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- Haemorrhoids are a common problem that cause pain, itching, and bleeding, especially for people in Western countries.
- For those who can't get better with medicine, there are many surgical options, but some people are scared of surgery and its risks.
- A new method called the "emborrhoid" technique tries to cut off blood flow to the haemorrhoids, but one patient ended up with serious issues like bleeding and narrowing of the rectum after the procedure.
The G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1) is expressed across brain areas involved in emotions, reward and cognition, and modulates monoaminergic and glutamatergic neurotransmissions. TAAR1 is stimulated with nanomolar affinity by 3-iodothyronamine (T1AM), an endogenous messenger considered a novel branch of thyroid hormone signaling. The human gene for TAAR1 maps to locus 6q23, within a region associated with major mental disorders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The majority of reflux patients have non-erosive reflux disease.
Aim: To evaluate the influence of Helicobacter pylori on oesophageal acid exposure in patients with both non-erosive and erosive reflux disease and in a group of controls. The pattern and distribution of chronic gastritis were also assessed.
No previous study has analyzed the impact of long-term antisecretory drugs on the precision of [13C]urea breath test (UBT). We assessed the rate of UBT conversion from positive to negative results during 60-day therapy with standard doses of ranitidine and pantoprazole. For this purpose, we recruited 60 dyspeptic patients with H.
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