Deep in the folds of the intestine, in microscopic pockets called crypts, a quiet surveillance system is always at work. Stem ...

Intestinal lymphoma is a form of cancer that begins in the lymph tissue within the intestines. It can cause nausea, abdominal pain, weight loss, and bloody stools. Surgery may be required. The ...

The capacity of intestinal stem cells to maintain cellular balance in the gut decreases upon aging. Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of action between the nutrient adaptation of intestinal ...

When Joshua Weiner begins to talk about his research at transplantation conferences, he sometimes starts by showing the ...

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have found two gut bacteria working together that contribute to chronic constipation ...

Since this is an extremely rare condition, the exact survival rate is poorly understood, and survival rates vary. An older study from 2009 determined that individuals with CIPO who have treatment with ...

Most of your internal organs are comfortably well protected from the outside world. But the gastrointestinal tract—or more precisely, the inside of the gastrointestinal tract—comes in contact with ...

Cranberry extract may strengthen intestinal barrier function via microbiota-dependent and direct epithelial effects.

The terms "intestinal barrier" and "intestinal permeability" describe two different aspects of the same anatomical structure, the intestinal wall composed of four layers, the mucosa, the submucosa, ...