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Intestine
The intestine is a long muscular tube running from the stomach to the anus. The intestine absorbs most of the nutrients and water. The intestines include the small intestine, large intestine, and rectum.
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OCT 01, 2016Videos
Ever since men and women understood how to have children, they've also been trying to understand how to prevent this pro ...SEP 28, 2016Immunology
A diet high in fat from specific sources is uniquely responsible for contributing to intestinal cancer through promoting ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 23, 2016Immunology
Depending on if they function correctly or not, regulatory T cells (T regs) can either help or hurt. Scientists from the ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare occurrence, more than a dozen Florida State University students have been diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth ...SEP 16, 2016Microbiology
Listeria gets a pretty bad rap. And I’ll be honest, it probably deserves it. This is what happens when you are one ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 16, 2016Microbiology
Pathogenic microbes can cause serious damage to our intestinal lining that must be repaired by our body. New research pu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA—September 16, 2016—Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a potent ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)SEP 15, 2016Microbiology
Scientists have linked the microbiome, the community of bacterial organisms that reside in our gut, with myriad health c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2016Immunology
Food allergies, especially in children, are becoming more and more at the center of different kinds of research: immunol ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 06, 2016Microbiology
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a nasty ailment. It’s a condition common in premature infants in which the intestines ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 02, 2016Cancer
Vitamins are once again in the spotlight this week. This time, researchers at Stanford University found a link between v ...SEP 01, 2016Immunology
Special viruses called bacteriophage infect bacteria, but they don’t always kill their target. In fact, a recent d ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 31, 2016Cancer
Cancer cells know when they’re being attacked. And one of their best counterattack strategies is to pump the chemo ...AUG 30, 2016Microbiology
People that have type O blood tend to get more seriously ill from a cholera infection than people with other blood types ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2016Immunology
While a newborn’s immune system is getting revved up after birth, a specific sugar in the mother’s breast mi ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 27, 2016Microbiology
A number of studies have suggested a link between the gut microbiome and obesity. The idea is that a certain (im)balance ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Noroviruses are common; they are the primary cause of viral gastroenteritis in people and are infamous for ruining the v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2016Microbiology
By modeling microsporidia infection in roundworms, scientists have determined that the single-celled fungi replicate by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Christopher J. Lengner of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and Brad J ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2016Cancer
A common folk remedy for upset stomachs and other digestive ails often involves ginger – raw, dried, candied, pick ...AUG 14, 2016Microbiology
The mouse model is a cornerstone of biological research, used in thousands of studies on a huge range of topics. As we l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2016Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the complex community of bacteria carried in the gastrointestinal tract, is increasingly linked to h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2016Microbiology
Hospital acquired infections are a serious public health concern. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CD ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Wheat sensitivity and gluten free foods have become a popular topic subject to a lot of debate. While celiac disease has ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2016
Videos
Ever since men and women understood how to have children, they've also been trying to understand how to prevent this pro
...
SEP 28, 2016
Immunology
A diet high in fat from specific sources is uniquely responsible for contributing to intestinal cancer through promoting
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 23, 2016
Immunology
Depending on if they function correctly or not, regulatory T cells (T regs) can either help or hurt. Scientists from the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare occurrence, more than a dozen Florida State University students have been diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth
...
SEP 16, 2016
Microbiology
Listeria gets a pretty bad rap. And I’ll be honest, it probably deserves it. This is what happens when you are one
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 16, 2016
Microbiology
Pathogenic microbes can cause serious damage to our intestinal lining that must be repaired by our body. New research pu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA—September 16, 2016—Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a potent
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
SEP 15, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists have linked the microbiome, the community of bacterial organisms that reside in our gut, with myriad health c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2016
Immunology
Food allergies, especially in children, are becoming more and more at the center of different kinds of research: immunol
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 06, 2016
Microbiology
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a nasty ailment. It’s a condition common in premature infants in which the intestines
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 02, 2016
Cancer
Vitamins are once again in the spotlight this week. This time, researchers at Stanford University found a link between v
...
SEP 01, 2016
Immunology
Special viruses called bacteriophage infect bacteria, but they don’t always kill their target. In fact, a recent d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 31, 2016
Cancer
Cancer cells know when they’re being attacked. And one of their best counterattack strategies is to pump the chemo
...
AUG 30, 2016
Microbiology
People that have type O blood tend to get more seriously ill from a cholera infection than people with other blood types
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2016
Immunology
While a newborn’s immune system is getting revved up after birth, a specific sugar in the mother’s breast mi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 27, 2016
Microbiology
A number of studies have suggested a link between the gut microbiome and obesity. The idea is that a certain (im)balance
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Noroviruses are common; they are the primary cause of viral gastroenteritis in people and are infamous for ruining the v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2016
Microbiology
By modeling microsporidia infection in roundworms, scientists have determined that the single-celled fungi replicate by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Christopher J. Lengner of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and Brad J
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2016
Cancer
A common folk remedy for upset stomachs and other digestive ails often involves ginger – raw, dried, candied, pick
...
AUG 14, 2016
Microbiology
The mouse model is a cornerstone of biological research, used in thousands of studies on a huge range of topics. As we l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2016
Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the complex community of bacteria carried in the gastrointestinal tract, is increasingly linked to h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2016
Microbiology
Hospital acquired infections are a serious public health concern. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CD
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Wheat sensitivity and gluten free foods have become a popular topic subject to a lot of debate. While celiac disease has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch