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Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects 30-50% of men aged 40-70 Feldman et al. 1994, with prevalence increasing with age. Conventionally understood as a vascular and/or neurogenic disorder, ED is now recognized as a condition with a significant gut microbiome component -- th…
The fifth most common cancer worldwide and third leading cause of cancer death, with over 1 million new cases annually. Gastric cancer stands unique in this wiki as the disease where a single microorganism -- helicobacter pylori -- provides the dominant causal pathway, …
An umbrella term for chronic relapsing-remitting inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, principally crohns disease (CD; transmural, any GI segment) and ulcerative colitis (UC; mucosal, colon only). Approximately 6 million patients worldwide. IBD represen…
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common and lethal gastrointestinal emergency in premature infants, affecting 5-12% of very low birth weight neonates (<1500 g) with mortality rates of 20-30%. Characterized by intestinal inflammation, necrosis, and perforation…
Pancreatic cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in Western nations, with rising incidence globally. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) accounts for over 90% of cases. Five-year survival remains approximately 12%, owing to late-stage diagnosis, aggressi…