“One day this technology will allow us to grow a section of healthy intestine for transplant into a patient,” said coauthor Michael Helmrath of Cincinnati Children's, in a press release. “But the ...

Although the gut renews itself constantly, its stem cells accumulate age-related molecular changes that quietly alter how ...

MIT scientists have found that an amino acid called cysteine can help the gut heal itself. In mouse studies, a cysteine-rich diet activated immune cells that release a molecule speeding up tissue ...

The mesentery is an organ that attaches all the digestive organs in the abdomen. It connects much of the intestines to the back abdominal wall, holding them in place when a person stands upright. The ...

Tissue from pig intestines is key to a new procedure performed by University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill doctors as an alternative to major surgery of people with fistulas. Fistulas are holes in ...

The gastrointestinal tract (GIT), in particular, the small intestine, plays a significant role in food digestion, fluid and electrolyte transport, drug absorption and metabolism, and nutrient uptake.

Small intestine cancer occurs when abnormal cells grow in the tissues of the small bowel, the long tube that connects your ...

Abdominal fat is not a uniform tissue. A new study from Karolinska Institutet, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, and ...