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Beatriz Gros @bealoquebea.bsky.social · May 13

New study reveals that industry-sponsored research on unprocessed meat consumption often downplays health risks, highlighting the impact of COl in scientific findings. Plus most used inappropiate comparators biasing results in favor of meat

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Industry study sponsorship and conflicts of interest on the effect of unprocessed red meat on cardiovascular disease risk: a systematic review of clinical trials

Experimental research on the link between unprocessed red meat and cardiovascular disease risk is inconsistent and may differ according to the financi…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Beatriz Gros @bealoquebea.bsky.social · May 11

How could a more sustainable #IBD practice be?

We are willing to answer this question for which we would love if you could fill this 5-min questionnaire if you are an IBD clinician

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Exploring the Green Path in IBD care: a Global Survey on Sustainability

The climate crisis is one of the greatest health challenges of the 21st century. Although healthcare is not traditionally seen as a major contributor to environmental harm, it carries a significant ca...

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United European Gastroenterology @myueg.bsky.social · Mar 17

🚨 The countdown is getting real! 🚨
Only three days until registration for #UEGWeek 2025 opens. Are you ready to dive into the world of gastroenterology with the brightest minds around?

Don’t miss out on your chance to be part of this congress, Oct 4 - 7 in Berlin!
3️⃣➡️ https://bit.ly/3fmrWyu

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JAMA @jama.com · Mar 17

Chronic myeloid leukemia is a myeloproliferative neoplasm. This Review summarizes the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of chronic myeloid leukemia. https://ja.ma/3FByjLx

Figure 1. Pathogenesis of CML and Mechanism of Action of Available BCR::ABL1 TKIs

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United European Gastroenterology @myueg.bsky.social · Mar 15

We are counting down: ONLY 5 DAYS TO GO 🎉 until registration for #UEGWeek 2025 in Berlin kicks off! 🚀 Are you ready to be part of the best gastroenterology gathering this year? Mark your calendars & set your alarms! 🌍💪 5️⃣➡️ https://bit.ly/3fmrWyu

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Rob Brierley @robbrierley.bsky.social · Feb 4

I started a list of our titles that I’m updating as more join - bsky.app/profile/did:...

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WHO @who.int · Mar 14

If you don’t get your child vaccinated against measles, it can put them at a high risk of this serious infection, which can lead to severe complications or even death.

Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date.

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Beatriz Gros @bealoquebea.bsky.social · Mar 13

Omg this is terrible, such a big problem with all these centers, same with “nutraceutics” some supplements and so on, the lack of regulation it is scary the consequences are not registered in many cases 😞

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JAMA @jama.com · Mar 10

18.5% of patients who left the emergency department without being seen returned within 7 days, often due to difficulties in accessing non-ED care.

ja.ma/3DrJMwu

#MedSky

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United European Gastroenterology @myueg.bsky.social · Mar 10

Help drive meaningful change within UEG and beyond: as a Young Talent Group member, you’ll have the opportunity to actively contribute to initiatives that create a more inclusive and diverse GI community.

Apply by March 13: https://bit.ly/3p0zyJo
#myUEGcommunity #weareUEG

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Mar 10

Who funds biomedical research? @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Beatriz Gros @bealoquebea.bsky.social · Mar 11

Grateful to have worked with this amazing team on this project!

To curb the rapid rise of #IBD, we must understand both risk & protective factors

Our latest research explores key environmental influences to guide prevention strategies

academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/adv...

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United European Gastroenterology @myueg.bsky.social · Mar 8

👩‍⚕️🌍 Today, on International Women's Day, we celebrate the passion, resilience, and groundbreaking contributions of women in gastroenterology!

At UEG, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all talents thrive. Let’s keep breaking barriers together! 💚

#UEGWomeninGI

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Beatriz Gros @bealoquebea.bsky.social · Mar 8

4️⃣In 1988, Elion, Hitchings, &James Black won the Nobel Prize 🏆
She was one of the few women to ever receive this honor
She never earned a PhD, yet her impact on medicine is immeasurable

Elion's discoveries transformed medicine, saving countless lives. her story is also a reminder of the 👩‍🔬barriers

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Beatriz Gros @bealoquebea.bsky.social · Mar 8

3️⃣ She didn't stop there. With her team she also
developed:

💊Allopurinol - for gout
💊Pyrimethamine - for malaria
💊Trimethoprim - antibiotic
💊Acyclovir - the first major antiviral for herpes

Her work laid the foundation for modern immunosuppressive therapy and antiviral drugs

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Beatriz Gros @bealoquebea.bsky.social · Mar 8

2️⃣Working alongside George Hitchings, they developed 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) in 1950 & later azathioprine in 1957, which became lifesaving drugs for leukemia &organ transplantation

This was a major shift in drug development, they designed drugs based on how cells functioned, rather than trial& error

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Beatriz Gros @bealoquebea.bsky.social · Mar 8

1️⃣ Who was Gertrude B. Elion?

Born in 1918, after losing her grandfather to cancer, she dedicated her life to medical research

But as a 👩‍🔬 in the early 20th century, breaking into the field wasn’t easy

She took on multiple unpaid jobs before finally joining Burroughs Wellcome in 1944

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Beatriz Gros @bealoquebea.bsky.social · Mar 8

Time turns people into legends

1/🧵 on one of the most important women in med history: Gertrude B. Elion

You may not know her, but her discoveries changed medicine
She co-developed thiopurines (azathioprine, mercaptopurine), a breakthrough in immunosuppressive therapy, & won the Nobel Prize in 1988

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American College of Gastroenterology @amcollegegastro.bsky.social · Mar 1

In the 📕#RedJournal:

Diagnosis and Management of Clostridioides difficile in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Byron P. Vaughn, MD, MS; Alexander Khoruts, MD & Monika Fischer, MD, MSc, FACG

👉 bit.ly/3EYVbEp

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Mar 1

This is wild. Tasting things virtually
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Front page @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/s...

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Mar 1

3 points of progress vs pancreatic cancer!
1. Neoantigen vaccines
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
2. KRAS drugs
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
3. Early diagnosis www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Ivan Zanoni @lozanzi.bsky.social · Mar 1

#WeekendRead! #WeAreWhatWeEat! Lesbats, Garaude &co show @nature.com that macrophages recycle phagocytosed bacteria to fuel their metabolism but that dead, compared to live, bacteria still feed macrophages but reduce the induction of ROS & the secretion of IL1b! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Macrophages recycle phagocytosed bacteria to fuel immunometabolic responses - Nature

Phagocytosed bacteria can serve as an alternative nutrient source for macrophages, influencing their metabolic and immune responses through the recycling of microbial components, with the process regu...

www.nature.com

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Beatriz Gros @bealoquebea.bsky.social · Mar 1

🔎Strictures in Crohn's disease can be challenging to manage

I've put together a summary on different approaches and an infographic on strictureplasties

Patients want to know about this, so I hope this can serve as an useful resource

🆕www.ibd-eii.com/ibdcheatsheet
#IBD

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Beatriz Gros @bealoquebea.bsky.social · Mar 1

🔎Strictures in Crohn's disease can be challenging to manage

I've put together a summary on different approaches and an infographic on strictureplasties

Patients want to know about this, so I hope this can serve as an useful resource

🆕www.ibd-eii.com/ibdcheatsheet
#IBD

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Beatriz Gros @bealoquebea.bsky.social · Feb 28

Wrapping up February with the latest updates on www.ibd-eii.com !

This month's newsletter, coming this evening, includes new triss and #IBD cheatsheets!

Some interesting research, like this one on hemorrhoid therapy in IBD (📷).
Stay tuned!

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