by Anna Gomberg | May 22, 2023 | Newsletter, Resources for Patients
Episode Four: IBD or IBS… or Both? With Benjamin Levy, MD, Clinical Instructor of Medicine, and Mary Ayers, RN, Nurse Manager Confusingly, similar acronyms describe two very different conditions of the lower GI tract: IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) and IBS...
by Anna Gomberg | Apr 4, 2023 | 2023-04 April, Newsletter, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine
One of the most important and enduring contributions of the GI Research Foundation (the Foundation) may also be one of the least well understood. For a decade, the Foundation has supported the Digestive Diseases Center (DDC) Translational Core, an engine that drives...
by Anna Gomberg | Apr 4, 2023 | 2023-04 April, Newsletter, Resources for Patients, University of Chicago Medicine
Everyone has overindulged or eaten a food that didn’t agree with them. For most people, this means that the next time they are offered spicy chili or rich dessert, they politely decline or make a different choice. But for patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative...
by Anna Gomberg | Apr 5, 2023 | 2023-04 April, Newsletter, Recipes, Resources for Patients
Quinoa-Pistachio Stuffed Artichokes Artichokes, are actually the large flower of a plant in the thistle family, and are a fun and hearty vegetable choice during the “shoulder season,” before Spring is in full bloom. This unique recipe features many ingredients that...
by Anna Gomberg | Apr 5, 2023 | 2023-04 April, Board Spotlight, GIRF Profiles, Newsletter
Many people bring relevant experience when they join the GI Research Foundation Board of Directors, but new member Brad Peterson has the distinction of previously serving as the longest-tenured President of its Associates Board. It all began when Mr. Peterson, an...
by Anna Gomberg | Feb 11, 2023 | Newsletter, Recipes, Resources for Patients
Midwinter Soup Vegan/Gluten-Free/Plant-based “When patients with active inflammatory bowel disease start eliminating food, fiber is the first thing that they tend to restrict.” Says Courtney Schuchmann, registered dietitian at the University of Chicago Medicine...
by Anna Gomberg | Nov 29, 2022 | Newsletter, Recipes, Resources for Patients
This winter, don’t overlook parsnips—a sweet, nutty root vegetable with a flavor similar to a cross between a carrot and potato. Parsnips become sweeter when harvested after winter frosts, and have high levels of fiber, B vitamins, potassium, and vitamin C. Many...
by Anna Gomberg | Nov 29, 2022 | Newsletter, Resources for Patients, University of Chicago Medicine
From Halloween through the New Year, it can feel like every gathering – from family dinners to holiday parties and cookie exchanges – centers around food. What should be a happy holiday season often becomes a challenging ‘food season’ for those living with...
by Anna Gomberg | Sep 29, 2022 | GIRF Event, Newsletter
On Friday, September 23, the GI Research Foundation Associates Board and supporters came together at the Associates Board Annual Cocktail Party: [Re]United for GI Health, celebrating for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The cocktail party,...
by Anna Gomberg | Sep 29, 2022 | Newsletter, Resources for Patients
Inflammation is a key concern for people living with digestive diseases and other health concerns. Walnuts, turmeric, flaxseeds, green tea, broccoli sprouts, fatty fish, olive oil, and others, are touted by different research studies (of varying rigor) as having...
by Anna Gomberg | Sep 29, 2022 | Newsletter, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine
Despite literal centuries of scientific inquiry, treating and curing cancer remains today’s foremost health research priority. In early 2022, the federal government even reignited the Cancer Moonshot program, working with the National Institutes of Health, including...
by Anna Gomberg | Jul 27, 2022 | GIRF Event, Newsletter, Research and Discovery
GeoMX Digital Spatial Profiler “Like being inside a tissue sample at a molecular level” Maps the spatial architecture of a cell, and how the cell interacts with surroundings Provides images to study how tissues and cells interact Produces 2D and 3D images Colorizes...
