Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In ...

Researchers found that a small population of immune cells in the mouse intestine prevents allergic responses to food, suggesting that targeting such cells therapeutically could potentially lead to a ...

Most of the time, the intestinal immune system can recognize friend from foe, tolerating myriad foods while destroying ...

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In a preclinical study ...

Hirschsprung disease and meconium ileus can both cause a newborn to be unable to pass their first stool. Learn the different ...

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine.

Study in mice identifies essential immune cells in the intestine that help to prevent unwarranted reactions to harmless food allergens.

In research published today in Cell, the same team found that pregnant mice had a longer small intestine from just seven days into the pregnancy. By the end of the pregnancy, around day 18 ...

Stem-cell derived organoids provide the perfect mixture of cells to rebuild damaged intestines.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This partially irreversible change may help mice support a pregnancy and prepare ...