Your intestine completely rebuilds its inner lining every few days—one of the fastest renewal processes in the human body.

Australian researchers have discovered that even a modest reduction in the protein BECLIN1 leads to a significant increase in ...

Undigested food in stool usually happens when you eat high-fiber foods or eat too quickly. If undigested food in stool comes with symptoms like weight loss, diarrhea, or changes in bowel habits, see ...

A 3-year-old girl miraculously survived a freak accident involving a pool drain — which ripped out her small intestine during a family vacation in Mexico, according to a lawsuit. Little Paloma ...

Small intestine cancer is rare, with adenocarcinomas being the most common type, often occurring in the duodenum. Diagnosis involves imaging, endoscopy, and biopsy, with staging determined by the TNM ...

The gut microbiota plays a fundamental role in establishing and maintaining host immune homeostasis through dynamic, bidirectional interactions with the innate and adaptive immune systems. This review ...

An enteroscopy is a procedure that uses a flexible tube called an endoscope to examine inside the small intestine. Enteroscopy is a nonsurgical procedure to diagnose and manage conditions of the small ...

Research from an international team finds that the human gut is a site of rapid change, with recent and important deviations from other mammals, including our closest living relative, the chimpanzee.

When it comes to intestines, it sure seems like two are better than one. I asked my friend Franck Carbonero why that is. He’s a microbiologist at Washington State University. He studies the bacteria ...

One of the most important aspects of a sausage link is its casing. You need a material that's light and stretchy, but ultimately strong enough to keep the meat within from exploding out of it while ...

When women are pregnant and nurse their babies, their bodies change and various organs, such as the breasts or the immune system, are adapted to ensure the health of both mother and child. This ...

Dawn Egan’s stomach has been a pain point for her since grade school. As early as age six, the fashion editor, now 40, remembers not being able to eat much of anything without feeling pangs of ...