Most viewed 2025 Image of the Month
Happy New Year! From the Labs begins 2026 by highlighting the most viewed Image of the Month in 2025: Barrett’s Esophagus.
The Barrett’s Esophagus Image of the Month reached about 9,100 views, nearly 3,000 more views that the runner-up image. Dr. Jason Mills at Baylor College of Medicine and Dr. Ramon Jin, who was working in the Mills lab during this project and is now at Washington University School of Medicine, provided the image. This microscopy view of the condition shows that an affected esophagus may show both normal tissue and diseased tissue with distinctive cellular characteristics.
The image is part of a study by Mills, Jin and colleagues that reveals a path that leads a healthy esophagus to develop Barrett’s esophagus, a prequel to cancer. In a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation they reveal how sustained heartburn can promote Barrett’s esophagus and molecular changes involved in the process. Interested in an interview with the authors? Find it here.
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