Lacy Cornelius Boyd needed IV nutrition and an ileostomy bag after a devastating car crash. A rare transplant was her only ...

Under healthy conditions, the intestinal epithelium fully renews itself every three to five days. Aging and exposure to ...

Doctors say the rare case was caused by years of trichophagia, a condition involving hair pulling and ingestion. Physicians ...

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 ...

A research team led by the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna has investigated a possible link between ...

Your GI tract houses trillions (yes, with a T) of microbes: bacteria, viruses, fungi, and more. The swarm of microscopic critters living in your intestines makes up the gut microbiome and influences ...

Researchers have found that CAR T-cell therapy can help aging intestines heal by targeting senescent cells. In mice, it boosted regeneration, reduced inflammation, and improved nutrient absorption, ...

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) affects the movement of food, fluid, air, and waste through the intestines. It can be genetic or develop due to another health condition. CIPO is a rare ...

Ayurveda expert Acharya Balkrishna urges people to include wheat bran in their daily diet. He says it helps improve digestion ...

Ischemic colitis reduces blood flow to the colon or large intestine. Mesenteric ischemia is a reduction in blood flow to the small intestine due to the narrowing of the arteries. Both conditions are ...