The most extensive study of the gut microbiome in Africa has discovered new microbial species and never-before-reported metagenomes from several African sites. The paper, titled "Expanding the human ...

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have achieved a breakthrough in drug delivery: they have successfully transported lipid ...

With every bite of food we take, our intestinal immune system must make a big decision. Tasked with defending us from foreign ...

Want to say goodbye to food allergy? Targeting the gut protein RELMb could restore immune tolerance and potentially cure or prevent food allergies.

When is food simply nourishing and enjoyable, and when does it provoke an allergic reaction? The answer appears to lie in the ...

Researchers have pinpointed an intestinal protein that influences gut microbes, causing the body to become intolerant to ...

Although the small intestine makes up the largest part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, small intestine cancers are rare in the United States. In fact, they account for fewer than 1 in 10 cancers ...

According to precedent and due to his status, Yoon will probably be assigned a solitary cell, likely bigger and better appointed than the standard 6.56 square metre (71 square feet) single cells.

4.2 Enhanced intestinal co-culture model application ... particularly the mechanically-induced enhancement of goblet cell differentiation, demonstrates the importance of mechanical cues in ...