In a recent study, FMI researchers have shed light on how intestinal organoids form crypts, the pockets that house stem cells ...

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 ...

After every meal, the intestines perform an action called peristalsis—moving food through their hollow interiors with ...

For a healthy gut, you'll want a balanced microbiome (which is the fancy name for the community of beneficial microbes living in your intestines ... A staple probiotic food, go for yogurt ...

The intestinal immune system is complicated machinery ... exploring how maternal-neonatal interactions shape food intolerance. "Most allergies develop early in life," she says.