These communities of microorganisms – also known collectively as the gut flora or gastrointestinal microbiome – can either help or harm us. However, the exact mechanisms by which these gut microbes ...

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), which include ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD), are chronic conditions ...

so stem cells must create replacements. What's really remarkable about the intestinal lining is how big it is. If we were to filet open your intestine and lay it flat, it would cover the surface ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the interior (lumen) of the small intestine. The primary function of villi is ...

Scientists led by the Institute of Nanotechnology in Italy, in collaboration with the ESRF, the European Synchrotron in ...

An H. pylori infection starts the changes in the cells lining your stomach and promotes further changes. The infection causes inflammation, setting off a cascade of genetic changes that can cause ...

Scientists led by the Institute of Nanotechnology in Italy, in collaboration with the ESRF, the European Synchrotron in ...