Immune response to otherwise harmless yeast becomes a problem in Crohn's disease

Almost everyone carries Candida albicans. The yeast colonizes human mucous membranes—for example, the oral mucosa and the ...

Metabolites produced by gut bacteria may protect against fungal infection

A metabolic byproduct formed when gut bacteria break down dietary fiber appears to protect against dangerous fungal ...
The Lancet

Age-related changes of the gastrointestinal tract

aResearch, Development and Scientific Coordination Unit, EO Galliera Hospital, High Specialization and National Relevance Hospital, Genoa, Italy bGeriatric Unit, EO Galliera Hospital, High ...
gut.bmj

Decoding intestinal metaplasia: a step towards understanding gastric tumourigenesis

Tissue epithelia maintain their lineage identity under normal conditions but occasionally undergo ‘reprogramming’ into another lineage—a phenomenon known as metaplasia. Notable examples include ...