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Gut: Also known as, the gastrointestinal tract, is an organ system within humans and other animals. It takes in food, digests it to extract, and absorb energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste as feces. The mouth, esophagus, stomach and intestines are part of the gastrointestinal tract.
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JAN 10, 2017Immunology
The body organ known as the appendix has long been claimed to have no known function, but recent research has shown that ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It was proposed as long ago as 1930 that vitamin C could be used to combat cancer, but that has remained a controversial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2017Genetics & Genomics
It turns out re-examining older data can really help shed light on diseases given new technology. Researchers from Unive ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 04, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The mesentery, an unassuming membrane that connects the small and large intestines to abdominal wall, has now being upgr ...DEC 29, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Deep in our gastrointestinal tract, a community of microbes lives in symbiosis with our bodies. That community, called t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A diet that contains a lot of fat is known to be a poor choice for good heath in part because it can cause metabolic syn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2016Microbiology
The first fecal transplant was done in humans in 1958, but has garnered a lot of interest as a beneficial therapeutic in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2016Microbiology
A vast community of microbes lives in symbiosis with the human body, many of which reside in the gastrointestinal tract. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2016Plants & Animals
Large snakes have been known to devour large meals, but perhaps this one tips the scales. Burmese Pythons, which are an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 06, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The wonderfully adorable egg-laying mammal known as the platypus may hold the key to new treatments for type 2 diabetes ...DEC 06, 2016Cardiology
Treating patients on anticoagulants who also suffer a major bleeding event gives many doctors pause. A new study aims to ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)DEC 03, 2016Microbiology
Animals live in symbiosis with microorganisms, and that concept was established as early as the nineteenth century ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2016Microbiology
These days, it seems like gut microbes are important for nearly every aspect of human health. Recently, researchers from ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 01, 2016Microbiology
All animals host a community of microorganisms in their gastrointestinal tracts, and there has been a lot of research in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2016Videos
Everyone has what they call "gut instincts" where their body is telling them to do one thing or another. But should you ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 30, 2016Plants & Animals
European rabbits are making themselves right at home on the continent of Australia. Although they’re not native to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 28, 2016Immunology
Image Credit: Getty Images The bacteria that find a home in the bladder—causing painful urinary tract infections&m ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)NOV 23, 2016Microbiology
There is a rich community of microbes residing in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals including humans, the microbiom ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2016Neuroscience
It’s almost time to belly up to the table and start wolfing down a huge meal. It’s part of a Thanksgiving tr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 22, 2016Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – November 22, 2016 – Anyone who has drifted into a fuzzy-headed stupor after a large holiday me ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 20, 2016Immunology
Two body systems thought to be functionally separate have been found to be connected through gut bacteria. From Oregon S ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 18, 2016Microbiology
Chances are you’ve taken a probiotic, whether you realized it or not. They line the grocery store shelves and have ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For people who hate to swallow pills or just can’t remember to take their mediation as regularly as they should, s ...NOV 17, 2016Microbiology
Researchers studying antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) found that patients with the disease have high levels of bacteria t ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2017
Immunology
The body organ known as the appendix has long been claimed to have no known function, but recent research has shown that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It was proposed as long ago as 1930 that vitamin C could be used to combat cancer, but that has remained a controversial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
It turns out re-examining older data can really help shed light on diseases given new technology. Researchers from Unive
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 04, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The mesentery, an unassuming membrane that connects the small and large intestines to abdominal wall, has now being upgr
...
DEC 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Deep in our gastrointestinal tract, a community of microbes lives in symbiosis with our bodies. That community, called t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A diet that contains a lot of fat is known to be a poor choice for good heath in part because it can cause metabolic syn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2016
Microbiology
The first fecal transplant was done in humans in 1958, but has garnered a lot of interest as a beneficial therapeutic in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2016
Microbiology
A vast community of microbes lives in symbiosis with the human body, many of which reside in the gastrointestinal tract.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2016
Plants & Animals
Large snakes have been known to devour large meals, but perhaps this one tips the scales. Burmese Pythons, which are an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The wonderfully adorable egg-laying mammal known as the platypus may hold the key to new treatments for type 2 diabetes
...
DEC 06, 2016
Cardiology
Treating patients on anticoagulants who also suffer a major bleeding event gives many doctors pause. A new study aims to
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
DEC 03, 2016
Microbiology
Animals live in symbiosis with microorganisms, and that concept was established as early as the nineteenth century
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2016
Microbiology
These days, it seems like gut microbes are important for nearly every aspect of human health. Recently, researchers from
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 01, 2016
Microbiology
All animals host a community of microorganisms in their gastrointestinal tracts, and there has been a lot of research in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2016
Videos
Everyone has what they call "gut instincts" where their body is telling them to do one thing or another. But should you
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 30, 2016
Plants & Animals
European rabbits are making themselves right at home on the continent of Australia. Although they’re not native to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 28, 2016
Immunology
Image Credit: Getty Images The bacteria that find a home in the bladder—causing painful urinary tract infections&m
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
NOV 23, 2016
Microbiology
There is a rich community of microbes residing in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals including humans, the microbiom
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2016
Neuroscience
It’s almost time to belly up to the table and start wolfing down a huge meal. It’s part of a Thanksgiving tr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – November 22, 2016 – Anyone who has drifted into a fuzzy-headed stupor after a large holiday me
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 20, 2016
Immunology
Two body systems thought to be functionally separate have been found to be connected through gut bacteria. From Oregon S
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 18, 2016
Microbiology
Chances are you’ve taken a probiotic, whether you realized it or not. They line the grocery store shelves and have
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For people who hate to swallow pills or just can’t remember to take their mediation as regularly as they should, s
...
NOV 17, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers studying antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) found that patients with the disease have high levels of bacteria t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch