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

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 ...

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

This important study shows that the Nora virus, a natural Drosophila pathogen that also persistently infects many laboratory fly stocks, infects intestinal stem cells (ISCs), leading to a shorter life ...

Ileocolitis is the most common form of Crohn's disease. It causes inflammation of the terminal ileum (the end point of the small intestine) as well as the colon (large intestine). An abscess is an ...

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 ...

In the woman’s case, the endoscopy showed “the presence of live nematodes [worms] in the descending portion of the patient’s duodenum,” which is the beginning of the small intestine.

Two small lymph nodes in the pancreatic tissue also drain the ... that have acquired peptides in the intestinal lumen or LP and migrated to the draining lymph nodes. Together, the local ...

Treating the possible causes and complications of CIPO may also help relieve symptoms, for example: taking antibiotics to treat small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), which can result from ...

For the first time, the team observed glucose excretion in the small intestine, followed by its transport to the large intestine and rectum. “It was surprising to find that even individuals not taking ...