Burmese pythons have evolved unique intestinal cells that help maintain their mineral balance. These specialized cells are ...

Immune-based therapies have revolutionized how we can treat many types of cancer. In particular, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have provided viable strategies for controlling some of the most ...

Cyclospora, a parasite that causes intestinal illness, is sickening many people across the United States. Health experts have tips for avoiding infection. By Alice Callahan This year is shaping up to ...

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 ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic and relapsing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), that lacks specific therapeutic drugs. Prim-O-glucosylcimifugin (POG), a furanochromone glycoside derived from ...

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 intestine is among the most regenerative tissues in the body; however, aging triggers various changes that collectively diminish its regenerative capacity. Consequently, the intestine becomes more ...

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 ...

Much of the food you eat is absorbed by your digestive system, which includes your stomach and your intestines. But some of what you eat makes it all the way through those twists and turns and comes ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that the Cryptosporidium parasite exports a protein into infected intestinal cells, altering the gut environment and enabling the parasite to ...

The Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural sciences, health sciences, applied sciences and social sciences, according to their ...