Scientists have uncovered an unexpected mechanism by which the gut’s immune system maintains balance, challenging ...

Nerves in the intestines help regulate the gut's acidity, new research shows. That helps keep their bacterial communities in balance. Sometimes, a gut feeling is literal. Nerves in the intestines help ...

When it comes to intestines, it sure seems like two are better than one. I asked my friend Franck Carbonero why that is. He’s a microbiologist at Washington State University. He studies the bacteria ...

The small intestine is responsible for absorbing our dietary nutrients, but it also plays a role in warding off toxic chemicals and life-threatening bacteria. Yale researchers now report on the ...

The connection between the human liver and the intestine is unique, and the “gut-liver axis” plays a vital role in regulating liver disease pathology. When homeostasis is disturbed, changes in dietary ...

A unique multiplex PCR-based system provides results on the day of treatment, is cheaper than sequencing, and will help ...

Yersinia bacteria cause a variety of human and animal diseases, the most notorious being the plague, caused by Yersinia pestis. A relative, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, causes gastrointestinal illness ...

The appendix is an organ we tend not to think about until it acts up, causes illness and needs to be removed surgically.

Small intestine lymphoma occurs when non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma affects the small intestine. It can cause abdominal pain, weight loss, and fever. Treatment involves chemotherapy, surgery, or radiation ...