The gastrointestinal (GI) tract offers the opportunity to detect physiological and
pathophysiological signals from the human body. Ingestible electronics can gain close …

The past two decades have witnessed an explosion in our understanding of pancreatic
cancer, and it is now clear that pancreatic cancer is a disease of inherited (germ-line) and …

Exosomes are cell-derived, phospholipid bilayer-enclosed vesicles that play important roles
in intercellular interactions and regulate many biological processes. Accumulating evidence …

A primary function of the pancreas is to produce digestive enzymes that are delivered to the
small intestine for the hydrolysis of complex nutrients. Much of our understanding of …

Background: The digestive hydrolysis of dietary proteins leads to the release of peptides in
the intestinal tract, where they may exert a variety of functions, but their characterization and …

Purpose The role of the microenvironment during the initiation and progression of
carcinogenesis is now realized to be of critical importance, both for enhanced understanding …

Early detection of pancreatic cancer is challenging because cancer-specific symptoms occur
only at an advanced stage, and a reliable screening tool to identify high-risk patients is …

Serum CA 19‐9 is the only FDA approved biomarker recommended for use in the routine
management of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA). Over 2,000 biomarker studies …

Quantitative proteomics can be used as a screening tool for identification of differentially
expressed proteins as potential biomarkers for cancers. Candidate biomarkers from such …

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a leading cause of cancer related mortality on a global scale. The
disease itself is associated with a dismal prognosis, partly due to its silent nature resulting in …