Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MDIntussusception happens when a part of your intestines folds back on itself.Around 90% of intussusception cases occur in children under 3, while only 5% occur in ...

Did you know if you unfolded your intestines, they'd be taller than a giraffe? Yep, they form a digestive tube so lengthy it's got two sections. The so-called small intestine is about 22 feet long ...

The intestines have lots of tiny folds in them which create a large surface area for absorbing nutrients and water. In the small intestine there are also specialised structures called villi which ...

Partially digested food arrives in the intestine from the stomach. Digested food is absorbed in the small intestine. This means that it passes through the wall of the small intestine and into the ...

But the ways in which changes in the microbiome result in changes in the functioning of the intestinal cells are still unclear. The microbiome of the small intestine is distinct from the colon ...

In the small intestine, M cells are associated with Peyer ... The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the primary site of protein folding and processing. When IECs experience high secretory demand ...

Guido Hooiveld’s proof-of-concept study, examining how the small-intestine microbiota influences different blood glucose responses when people eat the same foods, will be enabled by his Global ...

Small bowel neuroendocrine cancers are also called small intestine neuroendocrine cancers. They are cancers that start in the neuroendocrine cells of the small bowel. They might also be named after ...