A research team has made further progress in the treatment of intestinal inflammation. A study shows that the semi-synthetic bile acid NorUDCA inhibits in the intestine the formation of ...

The resulting semifluid paste—chyme—is sealed in the stomach by two ringlike sphincter muscles for several hours and then released in short bursts into the duodenum. The first of three ...

Further research is required to establish whether dysregulation of duodenal FFA sensors is intrinsic to human obesity or results from chronic overconsumption of fat. This study demonstrated ...

H. pylori bacteria are able to colonize and replicate in the human stomach and/or the human duodenum. This is primarily owing to their ability to persist in the acid environment of the stomach ...