It can take six hours for the small intestine to do its job. The nutrients are sucked from the inner surface of the small ...

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 ...

Intussusception happens when a part of your intestines folds back on itself ... determined causes—usually a physical problem of the small intestine or a viral or bacterial infection.

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 ...