The managing director of Pegasus Research PL, Nick Catsaras trades in different classes of assets based on algorithmic data analysis. With an MBBS in medicine from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, Nick Catsaras maintains an interest in research on gastrointestinal diseases.
It is said that over 20 percent of Australians are living with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs), which includes irritable bowel syndrome as well as symptoms such as constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloating, and nausea. A 2017 study at the Hunter Medical Research Institute, a research initiative partnership between the University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Health, has discovered the connection between psychological stress and diseases in the gut.
The research team, led by honors student Jessica Bruce, utilized the biopsies of the gastrointestinal tract of patients with FGIDs to study their levels of a specific immune protein. Patients with FGIDs who were also going through stressful situations showed higher levels of this particular protein.
According to the researchers, this protein activates the immune system, which results in subtle inflammations in the gut. When this condition continues untreated, it can eventually lead to FGID, pain, and unusual changes in gut function.
The research also noted that most patients’ conditions remain undiagnosed for long periods. Patients exhibit the symptoms of a gut disorder, but during the examination of their bowels, clinicians find nothing physically wrong. Then, because the patients’ conditions remain untreated, they experience more psychological stress.
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