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This year's annual BIDMC Research Retreat 2024 featured keynote speakers, new faculty lightning talks, and a stunning poster presentation session! Highlights from our group included: Su Min (Violet) Hong, BS, and Mahalakshmi Rajkumar, MS, presented their work on how loss of Mecp2 results in gut...

Dr. Trisha Pasricha and her lab conducted research investigating the use of smartphones on the toilet and its potential risk of hemorrhoids. Recently published, the New York Times answered the following question: "I love browsing TikTok while I’m doing my business. Will this give me constipation or...

We had a wonderful time attending Digestive Diseases Week in Washington, D.C. May 2024. Our members presented the cutting-edge research we've been working on during the year and updated the GI community on clinical management of patients with neurogastrointestinal disorders. We also had a lot of fun...

Colin Wu, BS, presented an oral presentation titled: "Symptoms Do Not Predict Sucrose Malabsorption." Some key findings included: A high prevalence of 20.7% of patients with an abnormal 13CO 2 Sucrose Breath Test in our patient population Symptom presentation does not accurately differentiate...

Dr. Trisha Pasricha and her laboratory at the BIDMC Institute for Gut-Brain Research were featured in the December Findings feature of the Harvard Gazette. The profile highlights the work examining the possibly gut-first origins of Parkinson's disease. “Parkinson’s disease is very well known and...