Chinese scientists may have developed a possible alternative to colonoscopies for detecting gastrointestinal diseases with a ...

Long-term exercise can cause acute damage to intestinal epithelial cells. A recent study showed that the addition of caffeine ...

Researchers report that they’ve developed a sensor made of tiny microspheres packed with blood-sensing bacteria that detect ...

Tiny ingestible spheres filled with engineered bacteria can detect intestinal bleeding by glowing when they encounter heme.

Intestinal bacteria are important for human health as they help digest food and regulate immune function. Thus, in recent years, it has become clear that gut microbiota dysbiosis, an imbalance in ...

Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIPO) and related gastrointestinal motility disorders constitute a group of rare but debilitating conditions that mimic mechanical obstruction despite the ...

Did you know that you have a second brain? And that it’s located inside of your gut? This is what causes you to feel emotions like getting butterflies when you’re excited or nervous, and feeling sick ...

A new study suggests that stem cells are able to integrate cues from their surroundings and coordinate their behavior across tissue through networks of vasculature in their close vicinity. To act as a ...