PORT Newsletter 2014

Utility of motility-MRI in the assessment of foregut neuromuscular function in children with intestinal pseudo obstruction.

Paediatric intestinal pseudo-obstruction (PIPO) encompasses a group of rare severe disorders affecting the gastrointestinal nerves and muscles. The inability to tolerate...
Research Call with support from Bowel & Cancer Research

PORT has partnered with Bowel & Cancer Research and we are seeking research applications for research into Chronic Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction. Full...
A new approach to gastroparesis and nausea

The study, funded through PORT (Pseudo Obstruction Research Trust), will use human stomach to measure the contractions of the muscle and...
PORT are funding research in 2023

PORT are very proud to announce that we have agreed to fund the following project, commencing in September 2023, for an...
The effectiveness of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) based intervention on reducing psychological distress in those with Gastro-intestinal dysmotility.

Gastrointestinal dysmotility relates to a spectrum of disorders where there is disruption to the movement of food through the gastrointestinal tract....
Professor Jo Martin – Enzyme Defect in CIPO

PORT are extremely pleased to be funding the following research project at a cost of £40,000. Prof. Jo Martin will lead this...