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

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.

Apolipoprotein A4 (APOA4) is a protein produced by the small intestine in response to dietary fats. While it plays a vital role in controlling appetite and burning calories, its benefits are ...

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 ...

Influencer Remi Bader recently revealed she had a weight loss surgery called SADI-S to help her on her health journey. Here's ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Here’s what you should know. When you have short bowel syndrome, a large part of your small intestine is either removed or damaged and doesn’t work. The small intestine is the part of your ...